Vol. 461 No. 6
113 Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Education when she and the Minister of State, Deputy Austin Currie, will respond to the list of requirements furnished by the Lusk Community Council, County Dublin, on 18 July 1995, regarding the number of incidents of persons absconding from Oberstown Boys' Centre; and the progress, if any, that has been made to date in implementing these requirements. [3454/96]
I am very much aware of the concerns of Lusk Community Council in relation to security in its area. The list of requirements to which the Deputy refers was presented at a meeting which the Minister of State Deputy Currie, and I had with the council on 18 July 1995 to discuss the council's concerns.
Steps are already being taken to respond to these concerns. A campus security review committee was established to carry out a comprehensive review of security procedures at the site.
The outcome of this review was presented to my Department in recent days and has already been the subject of discussions between my officials and the directors of the centres on the Lusk site.
