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Department of Justice and Equality

Website of the Irish Department of Justice and Equality. The site provides information about relevant legislation and law reform work, including the criminal law codification initiative. There are also outlines of Irish law and policy on a range of topics covered by the Department; the Courts Policy page includes information about legal aid. The Publications section of the site provides annual reports, policy reports, bills, legislation and other materials. Statistics, a collection of official forms and information about consultations are also available.

Government of Ireland

Official portal to Irish government websites, covering government departments, agencies and other official bodies. There is also a directory of online government services, with links, and a large collection of information for citizens. The site is available in English and Irish.

Freedom of Information

The Irish Government’s freedom of information (FoI) website, providing information and guidance about Ireland’s FoI regime. A short guide to Irish FoI legislation is provided, together with the full text of relevant acts and regulations. Court decisions from 1999 onwards are available and reports are provided on the Publications page.

Eugene F. Collins

This Irish law firm website provides commentary on Irish legal developments, in its Publications section. The areas of law covered include company law, banking, employment, European Union, competition, immigration, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, dispute resolution, media and property.

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ireland)

The Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment was created to put into practice government policy in the areas of enterprise development, employment promotion, trade development, protection of workers and the regulation of businesses.  The site offers a wide range of publications such as acts, bills and reports listed under the following subject headings: employment rights information, employment appeal tribunals, labour force development, enterprise programmes, enterprise strategy and state aids, industrial relations, information for immigrants, consumer protection, competit

Law Reform Commission of Ireland

The mandate of the Irish Law Reform Commission is to formulate recommendations for law reform and ensure the law is kept under review. It also produces restatements of the law of Ireland and is responsible for the Legislation Directory (formerly the Chronological Table of the Statutes), which lists amendments to Irish legislation. The Commission's website provides full details of its workand makes available all its law reform consultation papers and reports, free of charge, in the Publications Library.

Ombudsman Association

The Ombudsman Association is a membership organisation for ombudsmen from the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Britain's overseas territories. The website includes lists of the voting and associate members of the Association. They cover a wide range of topics such as Energy, Housing, Legal Services, Prisons and Probation, and Parliamentary Standards. Entries give a brief note of responsibilities with contact addresses, phone and fax numbers, and email and website addresses.

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