Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2014
461. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will move to implement the 2013 proposals from the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on penal law reforms. [26786/14]
View answerIn line with the recommendations of the Thornton Hall Project Review Group, a Working Group was established to carry out a strategic review of penal policy. That Group was asked to make recommendations as to how a sustainable penal system might be further enhanced taking into account resource implications, Constitutional imperatives and international obligations. The Working Group was asked to examine the role of penal policy in crime prevention, sentencing policies, alternatives to custody, custodial accommodation and regimes, reintegration and rehabilitation as well as any special issues relating to female offenders. This Group is expected to report shortly and the recommendations of that Group will be considered in conjunction with the Report on Penal Reform from the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence.
