Written answers
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Functions
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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645. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 537 of 4 March 2025, and the recent transfer of functions to his Department, to outline the units and divisions that operate within his Department; the bodies under its aegis; the contact information of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25095/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has responsibility for public policy in respect of the security of the State and public safety, the prevention and detection of crime, the criminal justice system, the administration of justice, the management of inward migration and international protection processes, the provision of important regulatory services and ongoing reform of civil and criminal law.
Responsibility for integration, International Protection Accommodation, and Ukraine Accommodation recently transferred to my Department from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY). This transfer took place on 1 May, and included the transfer of all staff, approximately 340 people, alongside a substantial budget transfer of approximately €2.1 billion. As the Department of Justice has existing responsibility for immigration and migration and the processing of applications for international protection, this transfer will allow for a more cohesive and strategic approach to migration and integration.
Following this transfer, my Department now directly employs over 4,000 staff. This includes over 2,800 staff in the Department and over 1,200 in agencies staffed by the Department.
A breakdown of the current organisation of the business units within these three pillars has been set out in tabular form below.
| Criminal Justice Pillar | Central Pillar | Civil Justice Pillar |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Governance | Change, Technology & Innovation (CTI) | Civil Governance |
| Criminal Legislation | Corporate | Civil Legislation |
| Criminal Policy | Transparency | Civil Policy |
| Service Delivery | European Affairs | Immigration Service Delivery |
| Security | International Protection & Integration | |
| Ukraine Division |
Any area of my Department can be reached using the email address info@justice.ie. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie which has been specifically established for this purpose.
Contact information for the agencies and bodies under the aegis of my Department are listed below, in tabular form:
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