IHREC: 'No limitation' on number of convictions a person has to be eligible to have records set aside

The IHREC is also recommending that equality legislation be changed to include discrimination on the ground of criminal conviction. Picture: iStock

The country’s official human rights body has said there should be “no limitation” on the number of convictions a person has to be eligible to have their records set aside.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has also said that more serious offences should be considered, on an individual basis, and not just relatively minor ones.