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Following a period of consultation the Department has prepared a draft Strategy Statement for the period 2015 to 2017, this is due to be published shortly following Government approval
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Disability Stakeholders Group call for expressions of interest
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Call for Submissions on Review of Firearms Licensing
Magdalen Commission Report and related information.
General Scheme of Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill to provide for the establishment of a new Policing Authority General Scheme for Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill (PDF - 1063KB)
Latest Press Releases
- 27/02/2015 Meeting between the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, Northern Ireland’s Minister of Justice, David Ford MLA, and Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Justice, 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
- 18/02/2015 Call for Expression of Interest - Disability Stakeholder Group
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