Overview
The Minister's and the Department's main areas of responsibility include:
- Implementing government policy on crime and protecting the security of the State.
- Providing policy advice in relation to the criminal justice system (Garda Síochána etc.).
- Continuing reform of the criminal law and updating areas of the civil law.
- Implementation of core elements of the Good Friday Agreement.
- Implementation of the government's asylum strategy and development of the national immigration policy.
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