Framework Submission to the Department of Justice, Ireland, Public Consultation regarding Parental Alienation, June 2022

This paper sets out the contribution made earlier in 2022 by Parental Alienation Europe to the Irish Department of Justice's public consultation in 2022. The submission was completed in collaboration with several authors many of whom work with families navigating parental alienation, have completed research and publications in the area inside and outside of Ireland. Yet, the Department of Justice chose not include this submission in its published documentation at the conclusion of the consultative process. When queried, the department’s response received cited “the volume of submissions received means they cannot publish all submissions to the process”. We cannot but notice the emphasis the department has placed on the contributions of advocacy groups submissions. We are now publishing it here in this second issue of the European Journal of Parental Alienation Practice to make it accessible for everyone to read and reflect upon.