Upcoming HSE reports into the deaths of 10 children in care will not provide the level of detail contained in last week's report of the death of teenager Tracey Fay.

The revelation comes as gardaí also expressed concern that a new "out of hours" system is not adequately protecting vulnerable children, with the result that they continue to share space in garda stations late at night with drunks and people arrested for public order offences.

Reports into two of the 10 cases being reviewed by the HSE are being finalised and are expected to be published within weeks.

Two other reports are going through "legal process". It is believed that this refers to possible third-party challenges to their content and/or ongoing investigations by gardaí into the issues raised.

Six other reports are in the process of being compiled.

But a HSE spokeswoman confirmed that whereas the report into Fay's death was a full case review of her files, the reports currently being prepared by the HSE will differ in content and may have sections "blanked out" or redacted for legal reasons.

"We have an ongoing duty to the deceased and to their families. We are seeking to strike a balance between the privacy of the deceased and their families and ensuring there is accountability and transparency," she said.