The Minister for Justice and Equality (Irish: An tAire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais) is the senior minister at the Department of Justice and Equality in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Justice and Equality is Alan Shatter, TD. He is assisted by:
- Paul Kehoe, TD – Minister of State for Defence
- Kathleen Lynch, TD – Minister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health
The Minister has overall responsibility for law and order in Ireland. From 1919 until 1923 the holder of the justice portfolio was known as the Minister for Home Affairs. In 1997, the portfolio of the then-Minister for Justice was amalgamated with that of the Minister for Equality and Law Reform to create a Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, a position which was retained until 2010.
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