Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

General Scheme of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Saoirse Brady:

It is also much more cost effective. It costs about €232,000 a year to keep a young person in Oberstown. It is less than €20,000 to provide bail supervision with much more effective supports and lower reoffending rates.

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