Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality Report A Child Rescue Ireland system should be introduced as a matter of urgency, according to a report on missing persons by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. This is a similar system to the internationally recognised amber alert system which will be used ‘when [...]

Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality A human rights-based approach to legal capacity is not currently prevalent despite pockets of good practice, according to a new report on the proposed Mental Capacity Legislation from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. There is a critical role for an Office of Public Guardian [...]

Mr Michael Donnellan, Director General of the Prison Service briefed the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on the procedures for transferring prisoners to low security prisons at its meeting today, 29th March. Chairman of the Committee, Deputy David Stanton said: “The recent incident in which a prisoner escaped from the low security Loughan [...]

The Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality will hold hearings on missing persons tomorrow, 28th when it will meet with representatives from An Garda Síochána; SARDA Ireland; Missing Persons Helpline; Davis College; Trace Missing Persons Ireland; Mountain Rescue Ireland; and Searching for the Missing. Chairman of the Committee, Deputy David Stanton said: “Every year, [...]