Our Responsibilities

We work to make Ireland a safe, fair and inclusive place to live and work.

Our responsibilities include:

the security of the State
the protection of life and property
the prevention and detection of crime
maintaining and promoting fairness and equality
services for the buying and selling of property
managing inward migration to the State
providing a Courts Service
updating our criminal and civil laws
developing the Insolvency Service
various other regulatory services

The challenges facing us reflect the changes in society and technology. Our aim is to provide strategic and policy direction and delivery in a fast-changing and complex world.

You can find full details of our strategy and our business plan respectively in our Statement of Strategy and in our OnePlan.