Joint Committee on Justice will meet for Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill

The meeting will take place in Committee Room 1 of Leinster House at 3pm and will hear from:

·        Mr Liam Herrick, Irish Council for Civil Liberties

·        Mr Seán Beatty BL, Irish Council for Civil Liberties

·        Ms Saoirse Brady, Irish Penal Reform Trust

·        Ms Molly Joyce, Irish Penal Reform Trust

·        Dr Joe Garrihy, Maynooth University

·        Mr John Farrelly, Mental Health Commission

·        Ms Orla Keane, Mental Health Commission

·        Ms Nuala Ryan, Prison Visiting Committee 

·        Ms Pauline Conway, Prison Visiting Committee

·        Ms Lisa Doherty, Department of Justice

·        Mr David Hogan, Department of Justice

·        Mr Mark Kelly, Office of the Inspector of Prisons 

·        Ms Ciara O’Connell, Office of the Inspector of Prisons

The meeting can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV. 

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