The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration () is a senior minister in the

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and leads the

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. The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has overall responsibility for law and order in Ireland. The current Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is Jim O'Callaghan, TD. He is assisted by two

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: * Niall Collins, TD – Minister of State for International law, law reform and youth justice * Colm Brophy, TD – Minister of State for Migration

History

From 1919 until 1924 the position was known as the Minister for Home Affairs. In 1997, the functions of the Minister for Equality and Law Reform were transferred to this Minister, and it was renamed as the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, a title which it retained until 2010. The minister held the title of Minister for Justice and Equality from 2011 to 2020. As of 2020, the position is known as Minister for Justice. This followed a transfer of functions to the

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Overview

The Minister's main areas of responsibility include: *Implementing government policy and proposing new policy on crime, immigration, asylum, criminal and civil law reform and the criminal justice system in general. *Implementation of government policy and proposing new policy in relation to national security (an area many countries assign to a separate 'Home' or 'Homeland Security' minister) *Control and reform of the

Garda Síochána (; meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace") is the national police and security service of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is more commonly referred to as the Gardaí (; "Guardians") or "the Guards". The service is headed by the Garda Commissio ...

*Pardons (which are formally given by the President on the binding "advice" of the government, after proposal by the Minister for Justice - a rarely used power) *Implementation of core elements of the

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List of office-holders

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Justice

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