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Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Irish government cabinet minister
Irish government cabinet minister
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration |
| insignia | Irish Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration logo.png |
| insigniasize | 230px |
| image | Jim O'Callaghan, Dec 2024 (54181592993) (cropped).jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| incumbent | Jim O'Callaghan |
| incumbentsince | 23 January 2025 |
| department | Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration |
| type | |
| status | Cabinet minister |
| member_of | |
| reports_to | Taoiseach |
| seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| nominator | Taoiseach |
| appointer | President of Ireland |
| appointer_qualified | (on the advice of the Taoiseach) |
| formation | 22 January 1919 |
| inaugural | Michael Collins as Minister for Home Affairs |
| salary | €210,750 (2025) |
| (including €115,953 TD salary) | |
| website |
(including €115,953 TD salary) The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has overall responsibility for law and order in Ireland.
The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is Jim O'Callaghan, TD.
He is assisted by two Ministers of State:
- Niall Collins, TD – Minister of State for International law, law reform and youth justice
- Colm Brophy, TD – Minister of State for Migration
History
From 1919 until 1924 the position was known as the Minister for Home Affairs. It was renamed as the Minister for Justice under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924. The title has been altered a number of times since 1997, with its current title dating from 2025.
Overview
The Minister's main areas of responsibility include:
- Implementing government policy and proposing new policy on crime, immigration, asylum, criminal and civil law reform and the criminal justice system in general.
- Implementation of government policy and proposing new policy in relation to national security (an area many countries assign to a separate 'Home' or 'Homeland Security' minister)
- Control and reform of the Garda Síochána
- Pardons (which are formally given by the President on the binding "advice" of the government, after proposal by the Minister for Justice - a rarely used power)
- Implementation of core elements of the Good Friday Agreement.
List of office-holders
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Collins | 22 January 1919 | 1 April 1919 | 1st DM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Griffith | 2 April 1919 | 22 August 1921 | 2nd DM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Stack | 22 August 1921 | 9 January 1922 | 3rd DM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eamonn Duggan | 10 January 1922 | 9 September 1922 | 4th DM1st PG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin O'Higgins | 30 August 1922 | 2 June 1924 | 2nd PG5th DM1st EC2nd EC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin O'Higgins | 2 June 1924 | 10 July 1927 | 2nd EC3rd EC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W. T. Cosgrave | 10 July 1927 | 12 October 1927 | 3rd EC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James FitzGerald-Kenney | 12 October 1927 | 9 March 1932 | 4th EC5th EC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Geoghegan | 9 March 1932 | 8 February 1933 | 6th EC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. J. Ruttledge | 8 February 1933 | 8 September 1939 | 7th EC8th EC1st2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1st time) | 8 September 1939 | 18 February 1948 | 2nd3rd4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Mac Eoin | 18 February 1948 | 7 March 1951 | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Morrissey | 7 March 1951 | 13 June 1951 | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2nd time) | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Everett | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oscar Traynor | 20 March 1957 | 11 October 1961 | 8th9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Haughey | 11 October 1961 | 8 October 1964 | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Lemass (acting) | 8 October 1964 | 3 November 1964 | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Lenihan Snr | 3 November 1964 | 26 March 1968 | 10th11th12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mícheál Ó Móráin | 27 March 1968 | 5 May 1970 | 12th13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desmond O'Malley | 5 May 1970 | 14 March 1973 | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Cooney | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Collins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1st time) | 5 July 1977 | 30 June 1981 | 15th16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Mitchell | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Doherty | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Noonan | 14 December 1982 | 14 February 1986 | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Dukes | 14 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Collins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2nd time) | 10 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Burke | 12 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pádraig Flynn | 11 February 1992 | 4 January 1993 | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 4 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | 23rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Owen | 15 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | 24th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John O'Donoghue | 26 June 1997 | 6 June 2002 | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael McDowell | 6 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Lenihan Jnr | 14 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dermot Ahern | 7 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dermot Ahern | 23 March 2010 | 19 January 2011 | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Smith | 20 January 2011 | 9 March 2011 | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Shatter | 9 March 2011 | 7 May 2014 | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frances Fitzgerald | 8 May 2014 | 14 June 2017 | 29th30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Flanagan | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helen McEntee | 27 June 2020 | 27 April 2021 | 32nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heather Humphreys | 27 April 2021 | 1 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helen McEntee | 1 November 2021 | 25 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heather Humphreys | 25 November 2022 | 17 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Harris | 17 December 2022 | 1 June 2023 | 33rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helen McEntee | 1 June 2023 | 23 January 2025 | 33rd34th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim O'Callaghan | 23 January 2025 | Incumbent | 35th |
;Notes
References
References
- (3 March 2025). "Salaries".
- (4 June 2025). "Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025".
- (19 November 2020). "Minister for Justice".
- "Government Ministers". [[Department of the Taoiseach]].
- "An early history of the Department". Department of Justice.
- (21 April 1924). "Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924".
- "Justice - What We Do". Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.
- (28 April 2021). "Ministerial Responsibilities". Dáil Debates.
- (11 March 2021). "Statement by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee".
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