Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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1193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of available and occupied prison places by prison and by juvenile detention centre; if further accommodation is required; her plans to provide this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10623/16]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I am advised that my legal remit in this area extends to the children detention schools under Part 10 of the Children Act 2001. The adult prison system is under the legal remit of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality.

The number of children in custody in the children detention schools, Oberstown, Lusk, Co Dublin as of 13 May 2016 is outlined in the following table:

The current certified detention capacity on the Oberstown campus is spread across 7 residential units of accommodation (6 for boys, 1 for girls).

There are 3 further residential units in Oberstown that are not in operational use at present. It is intended to bring these units into operational use when staffing levels on the Oberstown campus permit.