Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre

9:00 am

Mr. Pat Bergin:

I will go through things quickly. Last Wednesday, I was aware that there was a meeting but am not aware of any ballot or vote of no confidence in me. There has been no communication to me on that matter. I am not aware of that. On my leadership style, there are opinions that there are problems with it. From my perspective, I am inclusive and engaging. An agenda has been set out for moving things forward and that is the approach and focus I have in moving on the required agenda. From a consultation perspective, we now have a management structure in place and constantly engage staff through the union structure and direct contact with staff in the units. As such, I am not aware of the points that were raised about my personal management style. That has never been raised with me. It is the first time I have heard of it.

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