Correspondence from IHREC Chief Commissioner Liam Herrick to Deputy Maurice Quinlivan, Cathaoirleach of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters, regarding a recent research publication of the EUFRA titled ‘Places of care = places of safety? Violence against persons with disabilities in institutions'. The letter focuses on urgent reforms required in law, policy and practice to address the prevalence and persistence of various forms of financial, physical, emotional and sexual abuse within all types of institutions in Ireland.