Press Releases
Press releases relating to issues under the remit of the Department are listed below. For ease of reference, they are also sorted by theme.
You can find press releases relating to the work of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) on the Press Releases page of the INIS website.
In this section, find out about:
- Crime & Law Enforcement
- Garda & Policing
- Prisons & Probation
- Northern Ireland
- Legislation, Law Reform & EU
- Equality/Disability
- Youth Justice, Children & Family
- Courts Policy/Legal Services
- Financial Shared Services
- Other Regulatory Functions
- Immigration/Asylum
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- 02/08/2012 Minister Shatter welcomes report from the Garda Commissioner on the review carried out by An Garda Síochána arising from the incidents which took place at the concert in the Phoenix Park on Saturday 7 July
- 01/08/2012 Government approves proposals for revised Garda Compensation Scheme
- 27/07/2012 Response by Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence to letter from members of the Selection Panel for the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
- 26/07/2012 Publication of Europol Bill 2012
- 26/07/2012 Property Services Appeal Board
- 24/07/2012 Shatter announces Selection panel to select members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
- 23/07/2012 Comments by Alan Shatter, TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence on arrests by An Garda Síochána
- 23/07/2012 Publication of Annual Report of the Parole Board for 2011
- 20/07/2012 Minister Shatter publishes legislation to require mandatory vetting of persons working with children or vulnerable adults
- 19/07/2012 Personal Insolvency Bill completes Second Stage in Dáil