27th September 2023
IPRT publishes a Pre-Budget Submission for consideration ahead of Budget 2024.
8th September 2023
On 8 September 2023, IPRT made a submission to the Pre-Sessional Working Group on UN CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) in advance of the Irish State’s review under the Convention, expected in May 2024.
7th September 2023
IPRT welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the Joint Committee on Justice on the General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill 2023.
10th February 2023
IPRT welcomes the opportunity to make a short submission to the Review Group examining Ireland’s Civil Legal Aid Scheme. IPRT makes four recommendations.
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...
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.
22nd August 2022
The IPRT submission to the review makes eight overarching recommendations for reform.
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.
5th August 2022
In total, the IPRT submission makes 36 recommendations on the Draft General Scheme of the Bill.
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’.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.