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Five vans to be used as mobile garda stations

Gardaí are to deploy five mobile garda stations as part of the response to the closure of garda stations around the country.

News • 01 Mar 13

Survivors of the Magdalene Laundries have been invited to register their intent to seek State support

Hundreds call Govt over Magdalene redress scheme

The Department of Justice and Equality has received hundreds of telephone calls from people signalling their interest in getting help from a Government fund for former residents of the State's Magdalene Laundries.

News • 20 Feb 13

Alan Shatter said the Government was working on producing a comprehensive packet of measures on the issue

Government to address Magdalene issue on Tuesday

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said the Government will make very specific announcements in the Dáil on Tuesday to address the issues raised in the Magdalene Laundries report.

News • 18 Feb 13

The garda union will consider the proposals that do not impact on pay or hours worked

AGSI rejects call to return to Croke Park talks

General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors John Redmond has rejected a call to return to talks on extending the Croke Park Agreement.

News • 04 Feb 13

Alan Shatter said the closing of 100 rural stations will maximise the operational time available to gardaí

Shatter stands by garda station closures

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said garda stations do not act as a deterrent to burglaries and that the 100 stations that are due to close this year will be shut down.

News • 31 Jan 13

Alan Shatter said he was surprised by the amount of attention the letter was getting

Shatter defends letter to Chief Justice

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has defended his decision to write to the Chief Justice seeking reforms, including longer working hours and shorter holidays for judges.

News • 18 Jan 13

ray MacSharry told the Joint Oireachtas Finance Committee that there would be no debt forgiveness from banks

Shatter criticises MacSharry comments on debt

Justice Minister Alan Shatter says comments made by Permanent TSB public interest director Ray MacSharry to an Oireachtas committee yesterday were "entirely inappropriate".

News • 20 Dec 12

Shatter denies any surge likely in repossessions

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said that laws allowing banks to repossess homes will not lead to a huge volume of repossessions.

News • 13 Dec 12

Shatter condemns 'obscene' anti-abortion posters

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has condemned "obscene and targeted" anti-abortion posters in his constituency.

News • 13 Dec 12

Dáil debate on X Case Bill adjourned

The debate on a Private Members' Bill legislating for the X Case has been adjourned for the night.

News • 28 Nov 12

Shatter says more gardaí retired than expected

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said he is unable to say when garda recruitment will recommence.

News • 27 Nov 12

Shatter to cut reserve army funding by 50%

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter is to reduce the size of the Reserve Defence Force and cut its funding by 50%.

News • 20 Nov 12

Drop in number of white collar crime convictions

There has been a substantial drop in the number of people convicted of white collar crime in the seven years up to 2010, in spite of an increase in the number of offences.

News • 18 Nov 12

Coughlan family admits repatriation defeat

The family of a woman murdered in Longford in 2007 have said they accept they have "failed" to overturn a decision to repatriate the man convicted of the murder to a prison in the Czech Republic.

News • 15 Nov 12

Family court legislation due 'within weeks'

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said new legislation to provide for greater transparency in family law courts will be published "within weeks".

News • 04 Nov 12

Alan Shatter said he hopes the Sunday Independent will publish an apology

Shatter criticises 'inaccurate' newspaper report

The Minister for Justice has accused a Sunday newspaper of writing a "contrived sensational story" to damage the reputation of the Taoiseach.

News • 30 Oct 12

New Bill to allow payment of fines in instalments

The Government has approved the final drafting of the Fines Bill 2012 which, when enacted, will allow people to pay a fine in instalments over 12 months.

News • 24 Oct 12

Report found prison officers and staff bullied and intimidated inmates

Staff members at St Patrick's under investigation

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said the culture outlined in the report on St Patrick's Institution has been brought to an end.

News • 17 Oct 12

Alan Shatter is to bring the matter to Cabinet for consideration 'in due course'

Justice Minister seeks Smithwick extension

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said he will bring to Cabinet the request for an extension of time for the Smithwick Tribunal.

News • 15 Oct 12

Asylum seeker centre to close in Galway

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has confirmed that an accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Galway city is to close.

News • 10 Oct 12

Jewellery not exempt in insolvency laws - Shatter

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has ruled out exempting jewellery from the new personal insolvency laws.

News • 13 Sep 12

People from 115 different countries today pledged an oath to the Republic

4,000 granted Irish citizenship in Dublin

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said the 4,000 people who became Irish citizens today have enriched the country.

Ireland • 30 Aug 12

Over 17,000 prison committals last year

A total of 17,318 prison committals were recorded last year, the latest report from the Irish Prison Service shows.

News • 07 Aug 12

Alan Shatter announces changes to Defence Forces

A major re-organisation of the Defence Forces has been announced.

News • 17 Jul 12

The raid on the Bank of Ireland branch is the seventh armed robbery in Dublin and Wicklow in five days

Armed robbery at bank in Clondalkin, Dublin

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating an armed robbery at the Bank of Ireland in Clondalkin.

News • 16 Jul 12