James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A campaign is ongoing to recruit more than 60 new care staff for the operation of the expanded Oberstown campus, and 38 staff have been recruited to date. My Department is making progress on the necessary legal changes required to transfer responsibility for 17 year old boys from adult prison facilities by amending the Children Act 2001. It is intended that the Bill to give full effect to these amendments will be published as soon as possible and that the legislation will be enacted without delay.

The HIQA report related to October. Since that time, a comprehensive action plan has been agreed with HIQA and Oberstown management as part of the report.

The actions include revised guidelines on the implementation of existing campus policies in the areas of separation of children and medication management. Other actions being taken include an agreed training schedule for staff in the areas identified in the report - for example, behaviour management, fire safety and manual handling.

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