The list below are the bodies under the aegis of the Department of Justice and Equality.
You will be able to access further information on these bodies and their associative legislation by clicking on the links below.
In accordance with the 2016 Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies and in the interest of good governance in the public sector, all State bodies are subject to oversight and accountability. Oversight and Corporate Governance Assurance Agreements enable the Department of Justice and Equality to ensure that there are robust and effective governance arrangements in place in State bodies under its aegis. The Oversight and Corporate Governance Assurance Agreements are available on the following page: Oversight and Corporate Governance Assurance Agreements
STATUTORY BODIES: These are bodies established by law.
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Policing and national security in the State |
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Manage the Courts, support the judiciary and provide high quality and professional services to all users of the courts. |
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| Criminal Assets Bureau | To target the assets, wherever situated, of persons which derive or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct | Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996 |
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To carry out inspections or inquiries in relation to any particular aspects of the operation and administration of An Garda Síochána |
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Operation of personal insolvency arrangements. Authorisation of Personal Insolvency Practitioners |
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Provision of civil legal aid and advice |
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Review of detention of patients in the Central Mental Hospital |
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Provision of advice on disability policy and practice |
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Inspection of prisons, advisory |
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| Policing Authority | Overseeing the performance of An Garda Síochána in relation to policing services in Ireland |
Garda Síochána (Policing Authority |
INVESTIGATIVE BODIES (STATUTORY): These are bodies with an investigative function established by law.
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To receive complaints made by members of the public concerning the conduct of member of An Garda Síochána,
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Standards, inspections, investigation and enforcement of personal data protection |
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The International Protection Office (IPO) is an office within the Immigration Service (INIS), responsible for examining and processing applications for international protection (refugee status and subsidiary protection). Staff of the IPO also decide, on behalf of the Minister, whether or not permission to remain in the State (Ireland) should be granted on other grounds to unsuccessful applicants for international protection. |
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REGULATORY BODIES (STATUTORY): These are bodies with a regulatory function established by law.
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Censorship of Publications Board |
Power to prohibit from publication books or periodicals found by the Board to be obscene. |
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Examination and certification of films, videos and DVDs |
Censorship of Films Act 1923 as amended by the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) |
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Regulation of the private security industry in Ireland |
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Operation of a licensing system, enforcement of standards, investigation and adjudication of complaints and management of compensation fund |
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| Legal Services Regulatory Authority | Regulates the provision of legal services by legal practitioners and ensures the maintenance and improvement of standards in the provision of such services in the State. | Established 2016 |
APPELLATE BODIES (STATUTORY): These are bodies with an appeal function established by law.
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Censorship of Publications Appeal Board |
To consider appeals against Prohibition Orders issued by the |
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Appeals in relation to classification decisions made by IFCO |
Censorship of Films Act 1923 as amended |
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Consideration of appeals by members of the security industry against licensing decisions made by the PSA |
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Property Services Appeal Board |
To hear and determine appeals against certain decisions made by the Authority |
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The Tribunal decides appeals of those persons whose application for International Protection status has not been recommended by the International Protection Office. The Tribunal also determines appeals under the Dublin System Regulations. |
NON STATUTORY AGENCIES: These are bodies established on an administrative basis by the Minister.
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Assist with the development of strategies and policies to support the victims of crime |
Established March 2005 |
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Considers compensation applications from or on behalf of |
Established 1974 |
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Assist the investigation of crime providing scientific analysis and expert advice |
Established 1975 |
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Asylum, immigration, citizenship & visas. The Immigration Service includes RIA (see below) |
Established 2005 |
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Provision of safe, secure custody for people committed to prison |
Prisons Acts 1826-2007 |
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Provide independent advice on matters relating to forensic pathology |
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Recommendations on the sentence management of prisoners |
Est. administratively April 2001 |
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Provision of probation supervision, community service, offending |
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Accommodates and provides services for asylum seekers |
Established April 2001 |
EXECUTIVE OFFICES (NON STATUTORY DEPARTMENTAL BODIES): These are bodies established on an administrative basis within the Department
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Co-ordinates the Irish response to trafficking in human beings |
Established February 2008 |
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Prevention of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence |
Established 2007 |
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To reduce youth offending |
Established December 2005 |
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The functions of the Office for Internet Safety have been incorporated into the Cybercrime division within the Crime & Security Directorate of the Department of Justice & Equality and refocused to deal with issues of law enforcement, oversight of hotline.ie (the confidential reporting service for illegal content on the internet in Ireland) and the Garda Blocking Initiative, and coordination of EU funding proposals. |
Established March 2008 |
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To improve the continuity and quality of services to victims of crime |
Established September 2008 |
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| Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Unit |
To authorise Trust or Company Service Providers (TCSPs), register Private Member Clubs and monitor money laundering compliance of High Value Goods Dealers, TCSPs and Private Member Clubs. | Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 |
Other statutory office
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To look into the circumstances of a sudden, unnatural, unexplained, violent or unnatural death |