(LRC Revised)

Number 28 of 2019

PAROLE ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 1 November 2023

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an

administrative consolidation of the

Parole Act 2019

. It is prepared by the Law

Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the

Law Reform Commission Act

1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and

consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Screening of Third Country Transactions

Act 2023

(28/2023), enacted 31 October 2023, and all statutory instruments up to

and including the

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement)

(No. 2) Order 2023

(S.I. No. 525 of 2023), made 31 October 2023, were considered

in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

28

of

2019

PAROLE ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 1 November

2023

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

1. Short title and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Nomination of family members

4. Regulations

5. Expenses

6. Application of Act

PART 2

The Parole Board

7. Establishment day

8. Establishment of Board

9. Functions of Board

10. Membership of Board

11. Term of appointment of members of Board

12. Resignation, removal, disqualification, ineligibility etc. for office of member

of Board

13. Powers of Board

14. Procedures of Board

15. Meetings

16. Liability of Board and chief executive

17. Staff of Board

18. Chief executive of Board

19. Superannuation

20. Accounts and audit

21. Accountability of chief executive to Public Accounts Committee

23. Reports

PART 3

The Parole Process

24. Eligibility for Parole

25. Notification by Irish Prison Service of eligibility for parole

26. Application for parole

27. Decision on parole

28. Parole order

29. Compliance by relevant governor with parole order

30. Refusal of application for parole

31. Variation of parole order

32. Specification of condition attaching to parole order

33. Revocation of parole order

34. Persons unlawfully at large

35. Arrest of person unlawfully at large

36. Consideration of revocation of parole order of person unlawfully at large

PART 4

Miscellaneous

37. Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 2007

38. Amendment of Defamation Act 2009

39. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act

2014

40. Amendment of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017

41. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017

Acts Referred to

Children Act 2001 (No. 24)

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No.

24)

Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005

Companies Act 2014 (No. 38)

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 (No. 8)

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11)

Criminal Justice (Release of Prisoners) Act 1998 (No. 36)

Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Act 2003 (No. 34)

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (No. 28)

Criminal Justice Act 1951 (No. 2)

Criminal Justice Act 1960 (No. 27)

Criminal Justice Act 1990 (No. 16)

Criminal Justice Act 2007 (No. 29)

Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (No. 11)

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (No. 2)

Defamation Act 2009 (No. 31)

European Parliament Elections Act 1997 (No. 2)

Firearms Act 1964 (No. 1)

Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (No. 27)

Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25)

Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (No. 12)

Prisons Act 1970 (No. 11)

Prisons Act 1972 (No. 7)

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (No. 33)

Universities Act 1997 (No. 24)

Number

28

of

2019

PAROLE ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 1 November

2023

An Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as

An Bord Parúil

or, in the English language, the Parole Board; to provide for its functions; to amend

certain enactments; and to provide for related matters.

[23

rd July

, 2019]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

1. Short title and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Nomination of family members

4. Regulations

5. Expenses

6. Application of Act

PART 2

The Parole Board

7. Establishment day

8. Establishment of Board

9. Functions of Board

10. Membership of Board

11. Term of appointment of members of Board

12. Resignation, removal, disqualification, ineligibility etc. for office of member

of Board

13. Powers of Board

14. Procedures of Board

15. Meetings

16. Liability of Board and chief executive

17. Staff of Board

18. Chief executive of Board

19. Superannuation

20. Accounts and audit

21. Accountability of chief executive to Public Accounts Committee

23. Reports

PART 3

The Parole Process

24. Eligibility for Parole

25. Notification by Irish Prison Service of eligibility for parole

26. Application for parole

27. Decision on parole

28. Parole order

29. Compliance by relevant governor with parole order

30. Refusal of application for parole

31. Variation of parole order

32. Specification of condition attaching to parole order

33. Revocation of parole order

34. Persons unlawfully at large

35. Arrest of person unlawfully at large

36. Consideration of revocation of parole order of person unlawfully at large

PART 4

Miscellaneous

37. Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 2007

38. Amendment of Defamation Act 2009

39. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act

2014

40. Amendment of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017

41. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017

Number

28

of

2019