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.
- 04/10/2011
- Minister Shatter secures Government approval for publication of the new Legal Services Regulation Bill
- 02/10/2011
- Commencement of Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011
- 22/09/2011
- Minister Shatter welcomes passing of Judicial Pay Referendum Bill by Dáil and Seanad
- 21/09/2011
- Minister Shatter announces the preparation of a new Bill on Gambling
- 12/09/2011
- Minister Shatter publishes 2010 Report on the Garda Diversion Programme and announces appointments to the Programme’s Monitoring Committee
- 09/09/2011
- Government to establish a new enhanced Human Rights and Equality Commission - Shatter
- 01/09/2011
- Shatter Statement on possible retirements in An Garda Síochána in accordance with the EU/IMF agreement
- 30/08/2011
- Statement on behalf of Minister Frances Fitzgerald and Minister Alan Shatter
- 25/08/2011
- Publication of Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2010
- 12/08/2011
- Irish appointments to the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)