Peadar Tóibín
Ceist:1090. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers employed to work in juvenile detention centres. [1022/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
1090. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers employed to work in juvenile detention centres. [1022/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraOberstown Children Detention Campus is the sole facility for the detention of children in the state. There is one social worker employed on a fulltime basis in Oberstown.
Additionally, such services are provided to young people at Oberstown by Tusla through ACTS - the Assessment Consultation Therapy Service. ACTS is a national specialised clinical service that provides multidisciplinary consultation, assessment and focused interventions to young people who have high risk behaviours associated with complex clinical needs.