Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
1002. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of bed placement capacity in Oberstown Children's Detention Campus in 2022; the average occupancy level in the centre in 2022; the total number of children placed in the centre in 2022; the costs of this provision in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36035/23]
View answerOberstown Children Detention Campus provides care and education to young people on detention or remand orders, supporting them to address their offending and return successfully to society. As at the 31 December 2022, the bed placement capacity at Oberstown was 46, 40 beds for males and 6 for females. The average daily occupancy level was 32 young people. In 2022 a total of 114 young people were placed in Oberstown of the 110, 106 were male and 4 were female. The financial allocation for Oberstown was 26.218m. All information is available in the annual report 2022, which is available on their website www.oberstown.com
