In line with the Office of the Inspector of Prisons’ Policy on the Monitoring of Recommendations (2021), the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) monitors the implementation of its recommendations and corresponding Action Plans developed by the Irish Prison Service (IPS). It does this in two ways: (i) twice-yearly IPS Self-Assessments, and (ii) OIP inspection assessments. The OIP provides the IPS with a Self-Assessment template, whereby the IPS is requested to provide a status update on recommendations accepted by the IPS and those that the IPS has deemed as having an ongoing status. The OIP inspections assess progress of implementation of all recommendations accepted by the IPS. The Inspections Recommendation Monitoring online database allows for a tracking of status updates provided by IPS Self-Assessments and OIP inspection assessments, and is updated following receipt of IPS Self-Assessments or the publication of inspection reports.