Maintenance of the justice, security and immigration systems

What this means

• The Department of Justice is the Irish government body responsible for criminal and civil justice policy, covering courts, policing, and prisons.[source]
• It also oversees immigration and international protection, meaning it shapes who can enter, stay in, or seek refuge in Ireland.[source]
• Community safety falls within its remit, linking everyday public safety concerns to national policy decisions.[source]
• Its authority is grounded in the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, one of the foundational laws setting up Irish government departments.[source]
• Because it controls the legislative framework for policing and prisons, the Department has significant power over how the state enforces the law and treats people in custody.[source]

Direct impact (2)

• duty held by body
  Department of JusticeBody
• implements mandate via commitment
  Increase refuge spaces for domestic violence victimsCommitment

Indirect impact (8)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• duty held by body → regulates2-hop via dept-justice
  Data Protection CommissionBody
• duty held by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-justice
  Administration of immigration and international protectionMandate
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-justice
  Reform the international protection processCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-justice
  Implement the EU Migration and Asylum PactCommitment
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via dept-justice
  Colm BrophyOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via dept-justice
  Jim O'CallaghanOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via dept-justice
  Niall CollinsOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Secretary General, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via dept-justice
  Doncha O'SullivanOfficeholder