Ireland - OPCAT Situation
OPCAT Status
OPCAT signature date
UNCAT ratification Date
Ireland signed the OPCAT in 2007. It made clear that ratification will only take place once the National Preventive Mechanism has been established.
The NPM has not been designated yet in Ireland. Draft NPM legislation is currently being prepared by the Department of Justice and Equality.
Ireland accepted all the recommendations receievd during its UPR in May 2016 that concerned ratification and implementation of the OPCAT.
Under Consideration