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.
- 25/10/2011
- Statement by Minister Shatter to Dáil Éireann on death of Garda Ciaran Jones
- 25/10/2011
- Minister Shatter publishes the interim progress report of the Inter-Departmental Committee set up to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries.
- 18/10/2011
- Amendment of terms of reference of the Smithwick Tribunal of Inquiry
- 17/10/2011
- Minister Alan Shatter gives details of his Department's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing initiative
- 17/10/2011
- Minister Shatter announces publication of his Department's report on Sweden's legislation to combat prostitution and human trafficking
- 13/10/2011
- Minister welcomes new Court rules regarding judges' wigs
- 12/10/2011
- Minister Shatter publishes Legal Services Regulation Bill and Explanatory Memorandum
- 10/10/2011
- Minister Shatter announces commencement of new bankruptcy provisions
- 06/10/2011
- Shatter announces Working Group on establishment of enhanced Human Rights and Equality Commission
- 04/10/2011
- Statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence