Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 February 2019
244. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 189 and 190 of 6 February 2019, the reason there is a large gap between the number of assaults on staff recorded at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in 2018 and the number of injuries sustained by staff at the centre in the same year in view of 25 recorded assaults and 103 injuries. [7447/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra245. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 February 2019, the number of staff that were assaulted at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in 2018. [7448/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra246. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of assaults on staff at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in each of the years 2016 and 2017; and the number of staff assaulted in each of those years. [7449/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra248. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 6 February 2019, if assaults with improvised weapons, such as, for example, with a piece of glass or broken crockery, are counted by Oberstown Children Detention Campus as assaults with weapons; and the definition of weapon used by the campus for the purposes of record keeping. [7451/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra252. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 February 2019, the number of the 18 assaults recorded in 2018 at Oberstown Children Detention Campus after which the staff member involved did not take leave that were assaults on probationer staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7466/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra253. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 189 and 190 of 6 February 2019, the reason there is a large gap between the number of assaults on staff recorded at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in 2018 and the number of injuries sustained by staff at the centre in the same year in view of 25 recorded assaults and 103 injuries. [7652/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 244 to 246, inclusive, 248, 252 and 253 together.
I am advised by Oberstown Children Detention Campus that there were 103 incidents of injuries to staff in 2018, 25 of which related to assaults on staff. I am advised by Oberstown that the other 78 incidents of injuries to staff consisted of injuries sustained during a restraint, approved sporting activities and environmental injuries.
In relation to the number of staff assaulted in the years 2016-2018, please see below:
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
40 assaults on 35 staff |
41 assaults on 38 staff |
25 assaults on 20 staff |
In relation to PQ number 189 of February 6th, 2019, I am also advised that of the 18 incidents of assault that resulted in no lost days in 2018, 3 staff members involved in these incidents were on probation.
For the purpose of record keeping, a weapon is defined by Oberstown as any implement or item that potentially can be used to cause harm or injury to a staff member or young person and are recorded as assaults with weapons.
