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 Mary Dunnion:

We brought a fire officer from HIQA on our most recent inspection because we believed the specialist knowledge available to us internally would be of benefit. It was on the basis of the specialist's assessment that there was deemed to be a moderate non-compliance in this area. The Deputy is correct, however, that one of the key issues was the provision of fire doors. The action plan anticipated that these doors would be in place by the end of quarter 3 or start of quarter 4 of this year.

Our most recent communique indicates that it will not be until quarter 1 of 2018.