Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 December 2018
258. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the final report of the working group on a strategic review of penal policy of July 2014 relating to drug offending behaviours in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52971/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn Implementation and Oversight Group (IOG) was established in early 2015 to oversee implementation of the Penal Policy Review Group (PPRG) recommendations. This Group is chaired by Dr Mary Rogan, and includes officials from the Department of Justice and Equality, the Irish Prison Service, the Probation Service and the Garda Síochána. Its primary function is to report to me, on a six monthly basis, on progress on the implementation of the PPRG recommendations. Six reports have been published to date on my Department’s website, the latest of which was published in September. The Deputy can see the implementation status of all of the recommendations in that progress report.
