IPRT Submissions
Irish prisons and COVID-19: Proposed Measures
30th April 2020
In this submission, IPRT sets out a number of proposed measures to be taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to minimise its impact on the whole prison community.
IPRT Submission to the UN Committee against Torture: Information for List of Issues
27th January 2020
In this submission, IPRT outlines the progress made by Ireland on the 2017 Concluding Observations and further highlights a number of matters that might merit scrutiny during the next reporting cycle of the UN Committee against Torture.
IPRT Submission to the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
6th August 2019
This short submission primarily focuses on mental health issues affecting Travellers in the prison system
IPRT Presentation to the Joint Committee on Spent Convictions
10th July 2019
IPRT appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Wednesday 10 July 2019 to give evidence as part of the Committee’s review of spent convictions legislation.
Parole Reform and the Parole Bill 2016
17th June 2019
IPRT makes recommendations on how the Parole Bill 2016 could be strengthened to achieve its goals of clarity, transparency and fairness.
Joint Submission to the Operational Review of Oberstown Detention Campus
31st May 2019
In December 2016, IPRT and four other NGOs concerned with the protection of the rights of children made a submission to the Operational Review of Oberstown outlining key operational issues from a children’s rights’ perspective.
IPRT Submission to the Consultation on the Irish Prison Service Draft Strategic Plan 2019-2021
19th March 2019
In our submission, IPRT provides a brief commentary on actions currently included in the draft plan, and proposes new actions for inclusion under each of the five pillars (Staff Support; Care and Rehabilitation; Custody and Security; Capital Investment Strategy; and Governance).
IPRT Presentation to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017
5th December 2018
IPRT appeared before the Committee to outline a number of concerns in relation to the proposed Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017.
IPRT Submission to the Value for Money and Policy Review of Prisoner Escort Services
29th November 2018
IPRT Submission to the Department of Justice and Equality Value for Money and Policy Review of Prisoner Escort Services in the Criminal Justice Sector, submitted March 2017.
IPRT Submission to the UNCAT on Ireland’s one year follow-up
23rd November 2018
The IPRT Submission to the UN Committee against Torture on Ireland’s one year follow-up to its second periodic report under UNCAT focuses on developments in respect of the ratification of OPCAT.
