Thirty children remain absent from Tusla care, with the majority of those unaccounted for being separated children seeking international protection, according to the latest figures obtained by BreakingNews.ie.
There were 42 children missing while under Tusla’s care on 26 March of this year, with figures showing 27 of those were classified as Separated Children Seeking International Protection, reports Breaking News.
The other 15 children were part of what is known as the Mainstream in Contact category.
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Of the 28 children who had been absent for over two weeks, 20 had gone missing in 2025 and five had gone missing in 2024, reports Breaking News.
Children reported missing fall into two separate categories: those in the mainstream care population and Separated Children Seeking International Protection.
On 1 January this year, there were 41 children missing while under Tusla’s care, of whom 29 were missing under SCSIP while 12 were unaccounted for under the mainstream category, reports Breaking News.
The most recent data from Tusla recorded 30 children as missing on 7 May, of whom 23 were categorised under SCSIP, with 22 having been missing for over two weeks.
Where a child or young person is classified as missing, Tusla maintains active engagement with gardaÃ, who hold primary responsibility for investigating the young person’s whereabouts once a missing report has been filed, reports Breaking News.
In certain situations, a child may be reported as missing if absent from their care placement for more than 15 minutes, which could occur for a range of reasons including missing a curfew or failing to return at an agreed time, reports Breaking News.
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