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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr. Alan Shatter T.D., today welcomed the enactment by the Oireachtas of all stages of the Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012. The Bill will now go to the President for signature...

Ceann Chomhairle, in marking the passage of this legislation through the Dáil, I would like to thank all Deputies, from the various sides of the House, who contributed to the debate on the Bill. I think it is a tribute to how far we have come, as a society...

History is expected to be made tomorrow afternoon with the enactment by the Oireachtas of the Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012. The Bill provides for the granting of an amnesty and apology to those members of the Defence Forces...

Last Tuesday (26/3/2013) Minister Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, agreed with Minister Michelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, that the Irish Air Corp would provide helicopter assistance to...

Assistant Secretary General Murphy, Chief of Staff, Ladies and Gentlemen, Men and Women of the 107th Infantry Battalion. Firstly, may I thank Lieutenant Colonel Dignam and all the Irish personnel here for the extremely warm welcome afforded to all of us on this visit...

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, TD, today congratulated members of the Irish Defence Forces and thanked them for their contribution to peace and security in South Lebanon. The Minister was speaking following the presentation of UN Medals...

When this Bill was published last December Minister Shatter said that he hoped that through the actions proposed in the Bill it could help put to rest the concerns of those individuals still alive, who fought for freedom and against tyranny...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was paid a courtesy call this evening by Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Mr. Rasmussen is in Dublin to attend the Informal Defence Ministerial Council which is happening today and tomorrow...

Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello T.D., is today attending a high-level meeting of representatives from the African Union, the EU and United Nations in Brussels to press for closer international coordination in response to the crisis in Mali...

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, T.D., today outlined one of Ireland’s EU Presidency priorities, on increasing the level of participation by EU member States in UN peacekeeping operations and the important contribution which...