Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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866. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will outline the circumstances surrounding the situation on 5 June 2013, in which three young males absconded from the Oberstown Boys School in Lusk, County Dublin; if she or the Irish Youth Justice Service have received a report on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27791/13]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that three boys currently serving a sentence of detention in Oberstown Boys School, Lusk, Co Dublin absconded from custody on the night of Monday, 3 June 2013.

I am advised that in line with standard operational protocols, detailed descriptions and photographs of the three boys concerned were notified by Oberstown Boys School to an Garda Síochána. As of Monday 10 June, two of the boys involved had been apprehended by the Garda authorities and returned to Oberstown Boys School.

The Director of Oberstown Boys School has provided an initial report to the Oberstown Board of Management and the Irish Youth Justice Service, which is based in my Department, on this incident. This report is currently being assessed.

Some immediate actions have been implemented and, following consideration of the Director's report and a full review of the incident by the Oberstown Board of Management and the Irish Youth Justice Service, any further required follow up actions will be implemented by management in Oberstown Boys School to ensure that the highest possible level of security is maintained.