1022. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occasions in each of the past ten years on which a court sought a detention place in Oberstown but no place was available due to capacity constraints; and the outcome in each of those cases. [64636/26]
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21 questions from 7 TDs, between 9 April 2025 and 16 September 2026.
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1023. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the certified capacity of Oberstown Children Detention Campus in each of the past ten years; the average occupancy level in each year; and the number of days on which the campus operated at full capacity. [64634/26]
1024. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young persons transferred from Oberstown Children Detention Campus to the adult prison system in each of the past ten years; and the reasons for each transfer. [64632/26]
1058. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the construction of a second youth detention facility; whether a feasibility study or business case has been prepared; and the estimated capital cost of providing an additional youth detention campus. [64642/26]
695. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports that have been given to staff in Oberstown Children Detention Campus to prevent industrial action; the steps her Department is taking to increase safe levels of staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49081/26]
696. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assaults on staff in Oberstown Children Detention Campus in each of the years from 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49082/26]
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]
596. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the plans in place to increase capacity at Oberstown Children Detention Campus, including any timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73747/25]
806. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people currently resident in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71375/25]
807. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the gender breakdown of residents in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71376/25]
808. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Oberstown Children Detention Campus is currently overcapacity, and if so, if the details could be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71377/25]
809. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to expand the number of spaces available in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71378/25]
810. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any plans to expand the level of rehabilitation services available in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71379/25]
811. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of communal foster homes that are currently in operation in Ireland; broken down by location, number of residents and year opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71380/25]
812. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in the foster care system by those who have been housed with a family and those currently in the care of the state in a communal facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71381/25]
813. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers currently registered in Ireland, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71382/25]
825. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of times gardaí have attended at the Oberstown Children Detention Campuses following complaints, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52138/25]
1631. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if it has been brought to his attention that Section 144 of the Children Act 2001, while providing for the suspension of the whole or any portion of a period of detention, does not appear to provide a mechanism by which a suspended detention order can be reactivated in circumstances whereby an accused has breached the conditions of the suspension; and if he will…
1958. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average daily cost per individual detained in Oberstown Detention Centre; the annual State funding given to the detention centre in each of the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21056/25]
1959. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will identify all the youth detention centres across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21059/25]
225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is taking measures to ensure sufficient space in a detention centre (details supplied) for those who are detained as a last resort due to serious criminal activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17715/25]