Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Despite seven years having elapsed since the inspection of places of detention Bill first appeared on the Government's legislative programme, we still await its publication. This Bill would provide for Ireland's ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, OPCAT. With some 90 states having ratified the protocol, it is to our collective shame that this legislation, which would oblige the State to ensure the safety of all vulnerable people behind the closed doors of children's care homes, nursing homes and places of detention via independent inspection has not been enacted. When will the Bill be presented?

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