Tony Gregory
Ceist:159 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education the cost per person per year for a person detained in St. Joseph's, Clonmel, County Tipperary, St. Laurences, and Trinity House.
Written Answers. - Cost of Maintenance in Detention Centre.
The average annual cost to the State for the detention of a young person in the special schools mentioned by the Deputy is as follows.
|
Year1993 |
|
|
£ |
|
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Finglas Children's Centre, Dublin 11 (St. Laurence's and St. Michael's) |
25,620 |
|
St. Joseph's Special School, Clonmel |
21,845 |
|
Trinity House Special School, Lusk |
68,156 |
Trinity House is the only secure centre operated under the Department of Education and involves staffing levels and other cost factors which are not required in other centres.