IPRT Submissions
IPRT Submission to the Department of Justice Consultation on diversion for young adults 18-24
18th January 2023
IPRT appreciates the opportunity to make this submission to the Department of Justice, as part of its public consultation on the topic of diversion paths for young adults aged 18–24. The Department’s...
IPRT submission on Disregard of Convictions for Certain Qualifying Offences related to Consensual Sexual Activity between Men
1st December 2022
IPRT made a submission to the Public Consultation on key issues related to the Disregard of Convictions for Certain Qualifying Offences related to Consensual Sexual Activity between Men.
IPRT Submission to the Department of Justice on the Review of the Prison Visiting Committees
22nd August 2022
The IPRT submission to the review makes eight overarching recommendations for reform.
IPRT Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
15th August 2022
This IPRT submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child makes 22 recommendations relating to child justice and children with a family member in prison in Ireland.
IPRT Submission to the Joint Committee on Justice on the General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill 2022
5th August 2022
In total, the IPRT submission makes 36 recommendations on the Draft General Scheme of the Bill.
IPRT appears before Joint Committee on Disability Matters
23rd June 2022
IPRT Executive Director Saoirse Brady and Senior Policy and Research Officer Sarahjane McCreery appeared before the Joint Committee on Disability Matters as part of an examination of ‘Accessing Justice’.
Alternative Report on Ireland’s Fifth Review under ICCPR
30th May 2022
IPRT welcomed the opportunity to provide this alternative report to the UN Human Rights Committee on Ireland’s fifth review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
IPRT Submission to Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill
22nd April 2022
IPRT welcomed the opportunity to make a brief submission to the Sub-Committee on Mental Health regarding its role in conducting Pre-Legislative Scrutiny on the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill.
IPRT appears before Joint Committee on Justice to discuss rehabilitation within prison
29th March 2022
IPRT Senior Policy and Research Officer Sarahjane McCreery and IPRT Acting Executive Director Molly Joyce appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee as part of an examination of rehabilitative opportunities within the prison system.
IPRT Submission to the Joint Committee on Justice on rehabilitative opportunities within the prison system
4th March 2022
This submission discusses key rehabilitative supports, services and resources in prisons and makes 13 recommendations for change.
