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Justice Plan 2022

Justice Plan 2022 is the second of a series of annual plans to drive reforms across the Justice ...

Featured stories

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    A Victim's Journey

    Plan to help victims and vulnerable witnesses in sexual violence cases

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    Department of Justice warns people against telephone scams

    We urge members of the public not to engage with these callers

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    Scheme for long-term undocumented migrants now open for applications

    Online applications for the scheme will be accepted for 6 months until 31 July 2022

Consultations

  • Open consultation on Parental Alienation

    27 May 2022

  • Public Consultation on the Third National Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Strategy

    17 February 2022

  • Proposed Data Sharing Agreement between the Department of Justice and Revenue (DSA for Immigration ...

    10 February 2022

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Publications

  • Revised General Scheme of a European Convention on Human Rights (Delay in Court Proceedings) Bill 2021

    3 July 2022

  • Office of the Inspector of Prisons Death in Custody Investigation Report Mr F 2021

    1 July 2022

  • Report on Protected Disclosures made directly to the Minister for Justice by Workers, or former workers, ...

    30 June 2022

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Press releases

  • Minister McEntee receives government approval to prepare draft legislation for statutory Prison Service

    1 July 2022

  • Oireachtas approves renewal of acts to combat terrorism and organised crime

    30 June 2022

  • Minister McEntee pays tribute to Assistant Garda Commissioner John O’Driscoll on his retirement

    28 June 2022

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  • Justice - What we do

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Ministers

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    Helen McEntee

    Minister for Justice

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    James Browne

    Minister of State for Law Reform and Youth Justice


Senior management

  • Oonagh McPhillips

    Secretary General of the Department of Justice

  • Oonagh Buckley

    Deputy Secretary, Civil Justice

  • Martina Colville

    Head of Corporate

  • Louise Jevens

    Chief Information Officer and Head of Operations

  • Neil Ward

    Head of Transparency

  • Doncha O'Sullivan

    Head of European Affairs

  • John O'Callaghan

    Deputy Secretary, Criminal Justice

  • David Gilbride

    Head of Immigration Service Delivery

  • Rachel Woods

    Head of Legislation for Criminal Justice

  • Ben Ryan

    Head of Policy for Criminal Justice

  • Yvonne Furey

    Head of Service Delivery

  • Dr. Linda Mulligan

    State Pathologist

  • Mark Wilson

    Director of the Probation Service

  • Caron McCaffrey

    Director General of the Irish Prison Service

  • Andrew Munro

    Head of Legislation for Civil Justice,  Head of Policy for Civil Justice

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To advance community and national security, promote justice and equality and safeguard human rights, to achieve our vision of a safe, fair and inclusive Ireland.

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Contacts

Department of Justice

Address:
51 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 , D02 HK52
Website:
www.gov.ie/justice
Email:
info@justice.ie
Phone number:
00 353 1 602 8202
1800 221 227
Fax:
00 353 1 661 5461
Map:
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Corporate

  • Careers in the Department of Justice
  • Department of Justice Customer Charter
  • Protecting Personal Data in the Department of Justice
  • Social Media Policy at the Department of Justice
  • Sustainability in the Department of Justice
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