Governance

Oberstown Children Detention Campus is an agency under the aegis of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Oberstown operates in accordance with the principles of good governance in line with relevant legislation, the Children Act 2001 and the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (2016).

Procurement policy

Oberstown operates under the Public Procurement Guidelines, which provide the direction for all procurement policy activity, ensuring that the campus complies with and observes the objectives and key principles of competition, equality of treatment and transparency that underpin national and EU rules.

Prompt payment

Oberstown operates a prompt payment policy. View our prompt payment reports here.

Gender pay gap

Read the Oberstown Gender Pay Gap Report 2025.

Read the Oberstown Gender Pay Gap Report 2024.

Social media guidelines

Oberstown has social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X (Twitter). Read our social media guidelines Download Oberstown Social Media Guidelines 2025.pdf.

Access to Information on the Environment (AIE)

European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 to 2011 give legal rights to those seeking to access information on the environment from public authorities.

• Under these regulations, information relating to the environment held by, or for, a public authority must be made available on request, subject to certain exceptions.

• The AIE regulations also oblige public authorities to be proactive in disseminating environmental information to the public.

Oberstown received 0 (zero) AIE requests in 2024 and 2025. See report here.

All AIE requests should be addressed to:

AIE Officer
Oberstown Children Detention Campus,
Oberstown,
Lusk, Co Dublin
K45 AY66

Phone: + 353 (0) 1 852 6400
Email: foi.mailin.oberstown.com