Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform ( _ga. Aire Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí) is the senior minister at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is Dermot Ahern, TD. He is assisted by:
*Barry Andrews, TD – Minister of State for Children and Youth Affairs.
*Conor Lenihan, TD – Minister of State for Integration Policy.
*John Moloney, TD – Minister of State for Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health.
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 1919 until 1923 the holder of the justice portfolio was known as the "Minister for Home Affairs".
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.
List of office-holders
Footnotes
ee also
*Irish cabinets since 1919
*Minister for Labour
*Criminal Assets Bureau
External links
* [http://www.justice.ie/ Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform]
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