Gaps in independent probes of detention units

There is no independent inspection in Ireland of a range of detention facilities, including Garda stations, prisoner transport and immigration units, according to an expert report.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission called on the Government to implement a UN protocol against torture, which it signed 10 years ago, which would oblige it to set up such a system.

A report, conducted by human rights experts from the University of Bristol for the commission, said the most significant gap in Ireland on the monitoring of places of detention was garda stations.