The chair of the Oberstown Children Detention Campus said they would struggle to manage even a small increase, given staffing shortages and rising levels of difficult behaviour.

Deputy Gary Gannon asked Minister Foley the actions being taken in response to the serious incident at Oberstown in which nine staff were injured

The youth, who was 15 at the time admitted to being part of a “feral” three male gang that kicked and punched the victim 109 times