Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing: Irish Penal Reform Trust

9:00 am

Ms Michelle Martyn:

Yes.

A report was done last year but we need to do more on addiction and the underlying reasons behind it. The SAOL project, for example, is a good one which focuses on the treatment of women. It looks at the overall picture and trauma-informed base care rather than the basic fact a person is addicted.

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