A psychotherapist who was involved in the care of Tracey Fay is questioning the validity of the report into her time in care and her subsequent death.

The report was published by Fine Gael earlier this week – and detailed how the teenager was housed in a variety of unsuitable accommodation, was sexually exploited and had two children while in the care of the state.

She was found dead of a drugs overdose when she was 18.

Family psychotherapist David Kavanagh, who worked with Tracey during her years in care, told Lunchtime with Eamon Keane he has serious questions about the report as he and many of his colleagues who had contact with the girl were never asked for their views.

“There’s a limited experience of Tracey; I mean I was never asked for my opinion of what Tracey Fay was like, and I worked with her for a year and a half” he said.

“None of the staff that I’m aware of were interviewed for the report – so I don’t know how balanced the report can be”.

“I really don’t know – a team of people who worked with her for such a long time weren’t interviewed for a report that’s now out that is lambasting the government at the time etc, etc”.

“So I think there’s all sort of of forces at work here” he added.