Clare Daly
Question:586. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a report (details supplied) into safety at Oberstown Detention Centre will be made public. [41798/18]
View answerTuesday, 16 October 2018
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The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has been advised by Oberstown Children Detention Campus that in light of the challenges experienced in 2016, several external, expert reviews were undertaken to support the development of Oberstown Children Detention Campus into the future. An external expert was appointed to undertake a review of Health and Safety on campus. The Health and Safety Report undertaken by Tom Beegan Associates was shared with the relevant parties, including the Oberstown Board of Management, staff representatives and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
In July 2017 the Board of Management published a summary report of all external reviews outlining their recommendations and explaining the process underway to ensure their implementation. This report can be viewed at www.oberstown.com.
To ensure the implementation of each of the reviews’ recommendations the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs established a Review Implementation Group in March 2017. The Group was chaired by Professor Ursula Kilkelly, Chairperson of the Oberstown Board of Management. It included representatives from Oberstown staff and management, the Board of Management, DCYA, a child development expert and also representatives of the IMPACT Trade Union.
The First Report of the Review Implementation Group Action Plan was completed in May 2018. This report can also be viewed at www.oberstown.com.