Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2026
503. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No's 825, 820 and 822 of 30 September 2025, when responses will issue to the queries raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18228/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI note direct replies have issued with regard to these PQs, however I am now in a position to provide further updates on the data requested, to cover the entirety of 2025. PQ 820 To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the total costs of all legal cases and associated claims at the Oberstown Children Detention Campuses from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025* |
|
Legal Fees & Associated Claims |
29,503.00 |
34,053.00 |
39,901.00 |
61,518.00 |
59,798.00 |
105,963.00 |
|
State Claims Payments |
103,303.00 |
867,537.00 |
442,553.00 |
784,127.00 |
766,743.00 |
755,844.00 |
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Total |
132,806.00 |
901,590.00 |
482,454.00 |
845,645.00 |
826,541.00 |
861,807.00 |
* 2025 figures are for the full year PQ 822 To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the number of reported incidents where improvised weapons have been used against staff and detainees at the Oberstown Children Detention Campuses from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form.
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025* |
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Weapons used against staff & detainees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* 2025 figures are for the full year PQ 825 To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of times Gardaí have attended at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus following complaints, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Gardaí are not called to the Oberstown Children Detention Campus in instances where a staff member makes a complaint about a young person.
