IPRT Submissions
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.
IPRT appears before Joint Committee on Justice to discuss Anti-Social Behaviour
22nd February 2022
IPRT Acting Executive Director Molly Joyce and Senior Policy & Research Officer Sarahjane McCreery appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice to give evidence on the topic of ’Anti-Social Behaviour’ (ASB).
IPRT Submission on the General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021
21st January 2022
IPRT's brief submission on the general scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021 aims to highlight the needs of people with disabilities in prison and engaged with forensic mental health services in Ireland.
IPRT Submission to the Joint Committee on Justice on Anti-Social Behaviour
21st January 2022
IPRT was invited by the Joint Committee on Justice to make a written submission on the topic of 'Anti-Social Behaviour'.
IPRT Submission to the 70th Pre-Sessional Working Group of the CESCR
7th January 2022
This is the Irish Penal Reform Trust’s first submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The submission makes the overarching point that Ireland is over-reliant on imprisonment as a response to social issues and socio-economic disadvantage.
IPRT Submission to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on the Review of the Equality Acts
8th December 2021
The main area of focus in the submission is on adding an additional equality ground, namely, discrimination on the basis of a criminal conviction.
IPRT Submission to the Draft State Report to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
10th November 2021
This submission invites the Department to closely consider the key findings and recommendations of IPRT’s 'Piecing It Together: Supporting Children and Families with a Family Member in Prison in Ireland' report before finalising the State Report.
