In September 2008, the nineteenth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission stated that the IRA was "committed to the political path" and no longer represented "a threat to peace or to democratic politics", and that the Army Council was "no longer operational or functional".
En setembro de 2008, o dezanove informe da Independent Monitoring Commission dicía que o PIRA estaba "comprometido coa vía política" e que xa non representaba "unha ameaza á paz ou ás políticas democráticas", e que o Consello Militar do IRA xa non estaba "operacional ou funcional".