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
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- 25/03/2015
- Minister Ó Ríordáin welcomes publication of the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill
- 25/03/2015
- Minister Fitzgerald publishes General Scheme of the International Protection Bill to reduce waiting times for asylum applicants
- 13/03/2015
- Minister of State Murphy welcomes progress made on Data Protection Regulation at Justice and Home Affairs Council
- 11/03/2015
- Minister for Equality addresses Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in New York
- 11/03/2015
- Minister Fitzgerald welcomes passing of legislation to provide health services for women who worked in Magdalen laundries
- 06/03/2015
- Minister of State Ó Ríordáin marks International Women's Day ahead of trip to 59th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
- 27/02/2015
- Minister Fitzgerald in trilateral meeting with David Ford MLA and Michael Matheson MSP
- 26/02/2015
- Minister Fitzgerald welcomes passage of legislation to strengthen powers of Garda Ombudsman by the Oireachtas
- 24/02/2015
- Minister of State for Equality, Polish Embassy Deputy Head of Mission and the FAI CEO launch ‘PolskaÉire 2015’, the national Polish-Irish Festival
- 19/02/2015
- Minister Ó Ríordáin announces Government approval to prohibit discrimination against tenants in receipt of rent supplement