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
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- 30/06/2011
- Statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, T.D., relating to the Smithwick Tribunal
- 30/06/2011
- Government launches Visa Waiver Programme in Jobs and Tourism Boost
- 29/06/2011
- Minister Alan Shatter Launches Hotline.ie Service Annual Report
- 24/06/2011
- Minister Shatter publishes Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011
- 23/06/2011
- Minister Shatter publishes draft Criminal Code prepared by the Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee
- 22/06/2011
- The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence welcomes Cabinet decision to opt into EU Directive on victims of crime and publishes the Fifth Annual Report of the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime
- 21/06/2011
- Statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr. Alan Shatter T.D. on the Dáil motion regarding the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998
- 21/06/2011
- Statement by the Minister for Justice and Equality and Defence Mr. Alan Shatter T.D. on the Dáil motion regarding section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009
- 17/06/2011
- Minister Alan Shatter signs European Communities (Maintenance) Regulation 2011 (S.I. No. 274/2011)
- 16/06/2011
- Minister Shatter introduces major changes to citizenship application processing regime