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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I am happy to help Mr. Bergin to understand where I am coming from.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: How many reviews of Oberstown have been carried out over the years? How many reviews have there been in the past five years, for example? I will accept an approximate figure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I apologise for interrupting. I asked a very specific question. How many reviews have taken place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Okay. That has been over a period of a year. I would say that by any operational standard, if five reviews were carried out internally or externally it would set off some kind of signal or alarm to the effect that action needs to be taken in a short timeframe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I have a final question. Is the management structure flat or hierarchical? Are there any comparable management structures in the public sector? Does it mirror the structure in the Prison Service, the Civil Service or the public service? Is it the case that there is a director and a deputy director with a management team underneath them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Mr. Bergin did not answer Deputy Neville's question about the number of agency staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: What is the turnover of staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Okay. I would like to ask about the culture in Oberstown.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Yes. I thank the Chairman for his forbearance. I am very grateful. Can an individual employee feel comfortable in addressing an issue that he or she might have directly to Mr. Bergin, or is there a line of command through which such a person has to go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: That might seem obvious, but it is a very important point for us in terms of our understanding.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: My party has been calling for Garda reform for well over a decade and we have not been doing so from an ivory tower. Our demand for reform is very much rooted in an understanding of why the communities we serve need policing and about who loses out if society is not properly policed. It is not enough to say that poverty produces crime. We need also to understand that our disadvantaged...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (9 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 134. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on further State funding for the event centre in Cork city. [47467/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (9 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the planned closure of the health centre in Passage West, County Cork; and the measures in place to ensure public health services remain in the community [47534/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Severe Weather Events Response (9 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the applications for storm relief funding that have been submitted by Cork County Council and Cork City Council; and the engagement that has taken place between officials in his Department and officials from both councils. [47468/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I apologise for being late. First, to what consultation was Mr. Hynes referring? Second, from a layman's point of view how would Mr. Stack envisage an amnesty would work relative to current legislation? For example, if the person comes through the process and if the family recommends the amnesty would that give rise to a legislative framework which would have to supersede or complement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he plans to take on the Kiltha river at Castlemartyr, County Cork, to prevent future flooding (details supplied). [47632/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 270. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not receiving home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47660/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 49. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if SMEs that qualify for an audited exemption need audited accounts to access Enterprise Ireland funding across all its funding lines; and if so, the specific funding lines for which audited accounts are required. [48614/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to facilitate the establishment of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [48546/17]