Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion

1:30 pm

Ms Eva Boyle:

Yes, it was an announced inspection. It was quite a settled period. There were 35 children on campus. There had been no major incidents during the period that we were there. We actually noted in our report that there was a very good feel in the units and a good rapport between young people and staff. Obviously, the staff team had been through a very difficult and traumatic time but some of the measures that had been introduced for staff, such as critical incident debriefing, were welcomed by them.

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