Minister for Justice | |
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Department of Justice | |
Member of | |
Reports to | Taoiseach |
Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
Inaugural holder | Michael Collins as Minister for Home Affairs |
Formation | 22 January 1919 |
Website | Department of Justice |
The Minister for Justice (Irish: An tAire Dlí agus Cirt) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Justice. The Minister for Justice is reponsible for law and order in Ireland.[1]