Speeches made by our Ministers 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
Garda & Policing
Immigration & Asylum
Legislation, Law Reform & EU
Other regulatory functions
Prisons & Probation
Youth Justice, Children & Family

 

05/05/2011
Address by Mr Alan Shatter TD Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence to Prison Officers’ Association Conference, 5 May 2011
03/05/2011
Statement of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence on the security measures being put in place for the visits of Queen Elizabeth II and President Obama particularly in view of a pipe bomb having being found last week in Trim, County Meath.
20/04/2011
Address by Mr Alan Shatter TD Minister for Justice and Equality and for Defence to the 2011 Annual Conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors Strand Hotel, Limerick Wednesday 20th April 2011
19/04/2011
Statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr. Alan Shatter T.D. Proposed EU Directive on the use of PNR data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorism and serious crime - Dáil Éireann 19 April 2011
13/04/2011
Address by Mr Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, to the, 2011 Annual Conference of the Garda Representative Association - Wednesday 13 April 2011, At 2.30 p.m.
07/04/2011
Speech by Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence - Dáil Éireann Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011 Second Stage Speech – 7 April 2011
05/04/2011
Statement of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence on the killing of Constable Ronan Kerr
01/04/2011
Speech by Mr Alan Shatter T. D. Minister for Justice, Equailty and Defence At the fifth meeting of the Victims of Crime Consultative Forum Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street Dublin 1 April, 2011
25/03/2011
Speech by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter T.D., on the Government Programme for National Recovery, Seanad Éireann on Wednesday 23 March 2011
25/03/2011
Address by Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence at the Irish Criminal Bar Association Conference on White Collar Crime: From Cufflinks to Handcuffs Kings Inns, 25 March 2011