The girl, who is now a young woman, was born with foetal alcohol syndrome with associated global development delay and a moderate general learning disability

The court heard the former couple contracted the disease following an outbreak at their children's creche

The Afghan national, who says he is 17, arrived in the State on February 7th

The Court of Appeal gave the go-ahead last August for the girl, identified as Miss B, to be adopted by her foster mother

The court heard there are fears the "highly vulnerable girl" is being "sexually exploited by older men"

The court said the appeal raises matters of “profound public importance”

Man had lived apart from family as part of Tusla safety plan

This is the second time asylum seekers have gone to the High Court over being left homeless after arriving in this country.

Judge Mary Larkin made her comment when warning the school-shy boy’s father that he faces two weeks in jail if his son’s school attendance doesn’t improve

Mr Justice Alexander Owens found that fair procedures were not afforded to a man accused of sexual assault during the investigation by the Child and Family Agency (CFA) social workers.

Judge Mary Larkin made her comment at Kilrush District Court where she warned a mother of two school-shy children that she faces spending time in prison if her children’s attendance at education doesn’t dramatically improve.

CFA staff frequently collected him from the city centre, but he would jump from the moving car while on its way back to his care unit, it is claimed.

Two years ago the man was accused of sexually abusing a girl who the couple had fostered, resulting in the CFA removing the complainant from their care.

The 236 children reported missing for the first eight months of this year compare to 295 for the 12 months of 2021, 319 reported missing in 2020 and 366 in 2019.

The child protection and welfare service operated by Tusla in the Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan area was found to be not compliant with three of the six standards assessed

Had the CFA “just done its job” and acted upon the woman’s plea six years ago, “who knows” what type of progress towards family reunification could have occurred, the judge said.