It's reported that legal representation for children in child protection cases is costing up to 125 euro an hour.

The Sunday Business Post reports that people working as guardians-ad-litem, are accruing fees of up to 300,000 euro a year each, which is paid by the Child and Family Agency TUSLA.

Many of the guardians were previously employed by the HSE as social workers.

Fianna Fail's Spokesperson on Children Robert Troy says the high fees for legal representation are a waste of public money