Written answers

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Juvenile Offenders

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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664. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who died while in juvenile detention in each of the past ten years; and the breakdown of the causes of death, in tabular form. [14048/22]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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There have been no deaths of a young person in juvenile detention in the last 10 years.

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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665. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently in juvenile detention. [14049/22]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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As of 21/3/22 there were 14 young people on remand and 15 in detention - a total of 29 - at Oberstown Children Detention Campus.

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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666. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of reported assaults on persons in juvenile detention in each of the past ten years. [14050/22]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The information requested is in the process of being collated by Oberstown Children Detention Campus and a response will issue to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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