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
You can find information on the role of the Press Office as well as contact details here.
- 18/12/2012
- Shatter announces Government approval of General Scheme of the Family Leave Bill
- 12/12/2012
- Shatter Statement on mortgage default and repossessions
- 08/12/2012
- Shatter Welcomes AIB Announcement On Home Loans And Confirms Enactment Of Insolvency Bill 2012 Before Christmas
- 05/12/2012
- Budget Allocation for the Justice Vote Group
- 05/12/2012
- Minister Shatter publishes Annual Policing Plan for 2013
- 29/11/2012
- Shatter publishes discussion document on the role of Joint Policing Committees
- 28/11/2012
- Conviction of former District Judge Heather Perrin
- 27/11/2012
- Shatter Statement: Resignation of Judge Heather Perrin
- 23/11/2012
- Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter TD and Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, Mr. David Ford MLA, Address the Cross-Border Seminar on Partnership to Enhance Public Protection
- 22/11/2012
- Transfer of Department of Justice and Equality files from 1940-1943 to National Archives