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Young people on campus 2024


Maximum number of young people (total)

  • Oberstown is certified to accommodate a total of 46 young people between the ages of 10 and 18 years.
  • The maximum number of male occupants is 40.
  • The maximum number of female occupants is 6.
  • Young people live in residential units housing a maximum of 8 young people. Male and female occupants live in separate units.
  • Each young person has their own room. Oberstown is never overcrowded.

Number of young people detained on remand or detention orders

  • There were 120 young people resident on campus during 2024
    • 118 male
    • 2 female
    • 27 young people were already in Oberstown on 31/12/23
    • 93 new admissions in 2024
    • 63 on detention orders
    • 57 on remand orders only
  • Average length of detention order – 461 days
  • Average length of remand order – 101 days
  • Number of court escorts – 593

Average daily population 2024

  • The average daily number of young people on campus was 39
    • 16 on remand
    • 23 on detention orders

Demographic information 2024

  • Average age 16 years
  • 43 (36%) from Dublin
  • 17 (14%) from Cork
  • 13 (11%) from Limerick
  • 13 (11%) from Waterford
  • 34 (28%) from all other counties
  • 25 (21%) from the Irish Traveller Community

Onward placements 2024

A total of 96 young people left Oberstown in 2024

  • 65 (68%) – Home
  • 9 (9%) – Residential care
  • 9 (9%) – Other
  • 13 (14%) – Irish Prison Service

Health provision 2024

  • Nursing appointments – 2,477
  • GP appointments – 1,064
  • Dental appointments – 241

Oberstown Campus School 2024

Oberstown Campus School is run by the Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board.

  • Leaving Cert students – 2
  • Junior Cycle students – 6
  • QQI modules – 27

Afterschool activities classes

Young people attend afterschool activities each weekday evening.

  • 60-70 afterschool sessions every weekday, held over a four-hour period.

Certificates and qualifications 2024

  • 20 Gaisce awards
  • 1 forklift licence
  • 12 baristas trained
  • 27 fitness instructor qualifications
  • 16 SafePass certificates
  • 32 manual handling certificates
  • 30 HACCP training certificates
  • 58 Career modules completed

About the campus 2024


Physical environment

24.5 Hectare site (60 acres)

21,000M2 Building floorspace


Service and staff

  • Oberstown is a 24/7:365 round the clock, every day of the year service
  • There is a full time equivalent complement of 248 staff
    • 51% Female
    • 49% Male
  • 177 staff are directly involved in front-line care of young people

Financial allocation 2023

Oberstown's budget is allocated by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE)

€27.244m financial allocation

  • €17.187m Pay
  • €2.619m Pensions
  • €7.438m Non-pay

Health and safety

  • 11 HSA reportable incidents, down from 17 in 2023 and 24 in 2022
  • Certified to ISO 45001 for Oberstown Occupational Health and Safety Management System
  • Certified to ISO 45003 Occupational Health and Safety management – Psychological risk management
  • Certified to ISO 9001 for Quality Management System (Campus catering)

Employee wellbeing

  • 116 Group and individual staff practice supervision sessions
  • Certified to ISO 45003 Occupational Health and Safety management – Psychological risk management
  • Bespoke Working Well Framework including Employee Assistance Programme
  • Certified to Ibec WellMark standard
  • Listed in Top 100 Leaders in Wellbeing 2024