Oireachtas Seminars
Hosted by Senator Ivana Bacik, and initiated with the help of IPRT, the All-Party Group on Penal Reform: Briefing Seminar Series is a series of informal briefings on topical issues for interested members of the Oireachtas and their staff.These seminars provide an opportunity for members of all parties to engage directly with leading experts in the field in private session, focusing on current priorities for penal reform.
Oireachtas Seminar on St Patrick's Institution 15th November 2011
The seventh seminar for the All Party Oireachtas Penal Reform Group of TDs and Senators focused on the incarceration of children in St Patrick’s Institution. Read more
Oireachtas Seminar on Spent Convictions 10th May 2011
The sixth seminar for the All Party Oireachtas Penal Reform Group of TDs and Senators, and the first of the new Dáil session, focused on Spent Convictions legislation. Read more
Oireachtas Seminar on Smart Investment (Budget 2011) 2nd December 2010 
The fifth seminar for the All Party Oireachtas Penal Reform Group of TDs and Senators focused on 'Smart Investment and the Crime Dimension to Budget 2011’. Read more
Oireachtas Seminar on Reintegration of Offenders 2nd June 2010
A summary of IPRT's Oireachtas Seminar dealing with Spent Convictions, and other critical supports of the reintegration of offenders. Read more
Oireachtas Seminar on Community Sanctions 31st March 2010 
Dr Mairead Seymour and Prof Ian O'Donnell on the need for the proper resourcing of community sanctions. Read more