The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is the senior minister at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the Irish Government. Image File history File links COA_of_Ireland. ... A minister or a secretary is a politician who heads a government ministry or department (e. ... The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí) is a department of the Irish government. ... The Government (Irish: ) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ...

The current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is Michael McDowell, TD. He is assisted by: Michael McDowell (Irish: ;[1] born May, 1951) was an Irish politician who led the Progressive Democrats political party. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ...

• Frank Fahey, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality Issues;
• Brian Lenihan, Jnr, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for Children.

The Minister has overall responsibility for law and order in the Republic of Ireland. The position was created in 1997 when the portfolio of the Minister for Justice was amalgamated with that of the Minister for Equality and Law Reform. From 191] until 1923 the holder of the justice portfolio was known as the "Minister for Home Affairs". Frank Fahey (born 1951) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... See also his father, Brian Lenihan Snr Brian Lenihan Jnr. ... The modern title of Minister for Labour was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1966 as a member of the Irish Government. ...

Overview

The Minister's and the Department's main areas of responsibility include:

• Implementing government policy on crime and protecting the security of the State.
• Providing policy advice in relation to the criminal justice system (Garda Síochána etc).
• Continuing reform of the criminal law and updating areas of the civil law.
• Implementation of core elements of the Good Friday Agreement.
• Implementation of the government's asylum strategy and development of the national immigration policy.
• Implementation of policy in relation to equal treatment, anti-racism, disability equality and human rights.

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List of office-holders

Minister for Home Affairs 1919–1923

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Minister for Justice 1923–1997

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Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicized to ) (approximate English translation: Family or Tribe of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Dail (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership... James Gerard Collins (born October, 1938) was a senior Irish politician. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicized to ) (approximate English translation: Family or Tribe of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Dail (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership... John ODonoghue (born 28 May 1956 in Caherciveen, County Kerry) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... 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Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform 1997–present

John ODonoghue (born 28 May 1956 in Caherciveen, County Kerry) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining in the year. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with 55,000 members. ... Michael McDowell (Irish: ;[1] born May, 1951) was an Irish politician who led the Progressive Democrats political party. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining in the year. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Progressive Democrats (in Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach, literal back-translation: The Democratic Party) is a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. ...

Footnotes

See also

• Irish cabinets since 1919
• Minister for Labour
• Criminal Assets Bureau

// Republic of Ireland (and predecessor states) The executive branch of the modern Republic of Ireland is known as the Government. However, since 1919, cabinets have functioned in the southern twenty-six counties of Ireland under two other names: the Aireacht (or Ministry) of the 1919-1922 Irish Republic, and the... The modern title of Minister for Labour was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1966 as a member of the Irish Government. ... The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a division of the Garda Síochána (Irish police). ...

External link

• Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform