Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate

Ms Koulla Yiasouma:

One of the conversations we will be having in the next few months as I take over as chair will be on engagement with families. I have asked about parents groups and parent supports, as those are critical. What young people want is to be connected to their families, if it is safe for them to do so. Oberstown has family days and so on, but it is about-----