Ms Eva Boyle:

We would approach the matter in two different ways. If we found a child had been in single separation for nine days and we had concerns about their rights while conducting an inspection we would consider issuing an immediate action plan. We would do so to get an immediate response from the campus director in terms of actions that would be taken to review the child's situation. We would question whether single separation was necessary.

When we reviewed the records we discovered that no child had been left in single separation for that extended period while we conducted an inspection in Oberstown this time. We would have given the system's issue, in terms of feedback, to the campus director and his team after the inspection.

There is detail in the inspection report. We would have identified that as a deficit for the campus to come up with an action as to how a system in future would ensure that restrictive practices were for the least length of time.