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.
- 24/05/2011
- Statement by Minister Shatter on Prime Time Investigates programme on clerical sex abuse in Africa
- 20/05/2011
- The Queen's Visit: Minister Shatter congratulates An Garda Síochána and Defence Forces
- 13/05/2011
- Minister Shatter publishes the Criminal Justice Bill 2011
- 04/05/2011
- PUBLIC INVITED TO COME AND DISCUSS IRELAND'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
- 29/04/2011
- Justice Minister announces White Paper on Crime to lead to a comprehensive National Anti-Crime Strategy
- 18/04/2011
- Minister Shatter launches overhaul of landlord and tenant law
- 14/04/2011
- Minister Shatter releases figures on cases dealt with by Central Authority for Child Abduction in 2010
- 08/04/2011
- Statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, T.D., on publication of the 'Cloyne Report'
- 05/04/2011
- Minister congratulates Gardaí on Speedy Response
- 05/04/2011
- Publication of the Report on Mountjoy by the Inspector of Prisons and the announcement of a review of the Thornton Hall Project by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence