250 children have been referred to Tusla since the start of last year.
The number of unaccompanied minors being referred to Tusla by the International Protection Office has been described as 'heartbreaking'.
250 children under the age of 18 have been referred to the Child and Family Agency to be processed since the start of last year.
Of those, 100 have come from Afghanistan and a further 81 from Somalia.
Aontu leader and Meath West TD Peadar Toibin says the IPO and Tusla need to work closer together to ensure these children are kept safe:
International Protection applications from children are dealt with by the child and family agency.
However Deputy Toibin says some go missing, which is not good enough:
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