Press releases relating to issues under the remit of the Department are listed chronologically below. For ease of reference, they are also sorted by theme as follows:
Courts Policy/Legal Services
Crime & Law Enforcement
Equality/Disability
Financial Shared Services
Garda & Policing
Immigration/Asylum
Legislation, Law Reform & EU
Northern Ireland
Other regulatory functions
Prisons & Probation
Youth Justice, Children & Family
You can find information on the role of the Press Office as well as contact details here.
- 20/01/2016
- Minister Fitzgerald publishes the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021 and announces a related new national awareness raising campaign
- 19/01/2016
- Minister Fitzgerald announces publication of legislation on offences relating to information systems
- 19/01/2016
- Statement by the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to access to telephone records
- 18/01/2016
- Commencement of the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015
- 18/01/2016
- Minister Fitzgerald signs order for commencement of landmark family law reform
- 14/01/2016
- Minister Fitzgerald publishes the Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2014
- 13/01/2016
- Publication of Interim Report of O’Higgins Commission of Investigation
- 13/01/2016
- Statement by Minister Fitzgerald following Signing of Pardon Order in respect of Mr. Harry Gleeson
- 11/01/2016
- Minister Fitzgerald commences Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014
- 08/01/2016
- Ministers Fitzgerald & Coffey propose new powers for City & County Councils to regulate the planning of new licensed premises