State's response to missing Dublin boy and Kyran Durnin 'disrespectful' to families

State's response to missing Dublin boy and Kyran Durnin 'disrespectful' to families

Gardaí continue searching the site in Donabate as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a seven-year-old boy. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ie

As the search in Donabate continues, the State’s response to the disappearance and possible death of the missing Dublin boy and Kyran Durnin from Louth has been slammed as “disrespectful” to their families by the Ombudsman for Children.

The Government has also been criticised by the ombudsman, Niall Muldoon, for not yet appointing a relevant department to lead on the establishment of a statutory child death review mechanism, despite its inclusion in the programme for government.

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