Department of Justice and Equality

Department of Justice and Equality
Department overview
Formed 22 January 1919
Jurisdiction Ireland
Headquarters 94 St Stephen's Green,
Dublin 2
53°20′14″N 6°15′41″W / 53.33722°N 6.26139°W / 53.33722; -6.26139
Minister responsible
Department executive
Website www.justice.ie

The Department of Justice and Equality (Irish: An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Justice and Equality who is assisted by one Minister of State. The Department's mission is to maintain and enhance community security and to promote a fairer society in Ireland.

Departmental team

Overview

Department head office at St Stephen's Green, Dublin.

The mission of the Department of Justice and Equality is to maintain and enhance community security and equality through the development of a range of policies and high quality services which underpin:

The official headquarters and Ministerial offices of the Department are in 94 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. Over the years its name has changed several times, with some changes in its role. The Department has been known as the following:

In July 2014 the department embarked on a comprehensive program of change, including the recruitment of a new secretary-general following an independent review.[1]

Responsibilities

The Department's main areas of responsibility include:

Executive Agencies

The Department has five Executive Agencies, which legally are integral parts of the Department but which are managed separately:

Affiliated bodies

Among the state agencies and other bodies affiliated to the Department in some way are:

No state-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland report to the Department.

References

  1. "Change coming for Justice and Equality department". Irish Sun.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

External links

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