IPRT Submissions
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 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 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 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.
IPRT Submission to the Irish Prison Service Public Consultation on the Review of Prison Rules
5th November 2021
IPRT welcomes the Irish Prison Service (IPS) decision to review and update the Prison Rules 2007, and particularly welcomes the public consultation held in respect of this review.
Action for Children and Families of Prisoners submission to the Review of Prison Rules
14th October 2021
The IPRT co-chaired Action for Children and Families of Prisoners network made a submission to the consultation on the review of the Prison Rules 2007, with a specific focus on sections that relate to the work of the network.
IPRT presentation to Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-session
7th October 2021
IPRT was one of the civil society organisations chosen to make a statement at the pre-session meeting of Ireland’s UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 7th October 2021.
IPRT Submission to the National Anti-Racism Committee
14th July 2021
IPRT welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the public consultation of the National Anti-Racism Committee on the development of a new National Action Plan Against Racism, making seven core recommendations for change.
