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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- 21/10/2015
- Ministers Fitzgerald and Harris announce details of Garda Building & Refurbishment Programme 2016 – 2021
- 21/10/2015
- Fitzgerald and Ó Ríordáin publish Roadmap to Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- 20/10/2015
- Minister Fitzgerald announces additional allocation of €5.3million for a further 260 new Garda vehicles
- 20/10/2015
- Statement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald - Garda assessment of the status of the Provisional IRA
- 20/10/2015
- Government appoints two Deputy Garda Commissioners
- 16/10/2015
- Minister Fitzgerald visits site of new Galway Garda Divisional and Regional Headquarters – Construction to Commence
- 13/10/2015
- Fitzgerald announces 600 new Gardaí to be recruited in 2016
- 13/10/2015
- Equality Minister welcomes commitment for two weeks paid Paternity Leave
- 11/10/2015
- Statement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD
- 09/10/2015
- Minister Murphy attends EU's Justice and Home Affairs Council addressing migration, asylum, terrorism, organised crime and data protection