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:

Deputy Rabbitte is correct. The provision of the service and the accountability for that service rests with the management of Oberstown. Regarding the data that we reviewed that brought up this case, the action plan delivered from Oberstown would be to show adherence to the policy, monitoring of the policy, training staff in the policy and in its application. When we conduct our unannounced inspection, or announced because we can do either, it will be reviewing the data to show what has been happening. If there is a child in that position when we are there we will review the case itself. However, it is looking at the data and ensuring that there is not a repeat of what we published as a major non-compliance in the context of single separation.