Ireland being referred to ECJ over failure to apply rights of prisoners

The European Commission is referring Ireland to the European Court of Justice for not applying EU framework decisions relating to the transfer of prisoners and European supervision orders.

Ireland has been referred to the highest court in the EU over failures to apply the bloc-wide rights of prisoners and those awaiting trial into national law.

The European Commission said it was referring Ireland to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for not applying EU framework decisions, which are similar to directives, relating to the transfer of prisoners and European supervision orders.