Minister Fitzgerald attends EU Ministerial meeting with Internet service providers

·        EU Ministers meet internet service providers on new internet challenges

·        Minister says online radicalisation plays a key role in recruitment to terrorism

The Minister for Justice and Equality is today attending a meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers and Internet Service Providers in Luxembourg.  The meeting, organised by the European Commission, is taking place in advance of the Justice and Home Affairs Council where terrorism features prominently on the agenda.

Minister Fitzgerald meets with EU Anti-Trafficking Chief

  

· Innovative measures needed to ‘follow the money’ in international trafficking
· Minister says steps must be taken to reduce demand for services of victims

Local TD Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Justice and Equality, met in Dublin
this morning with Dr Myria Vassiliadou, the EU Anti-Trafficking
Coordinator.

Minister Fitzgerald and UK Home Secretary launch landmark British-Irish Visa Scheme

·        China and India first to benefit from new Scheme
·        Major boost to business visitors and tourism expected

Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., Minister for Justice and Equality, together with the United Kingdom Home Secretary Theresa May, has today formally launched the British-Irish Visa Scheme at an event held at the Irish Embassy in London. 

Launch of Lucan Tax Assist

Local TD Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Justice & Equality, this evening presided over the launch of the new Tax Assist business on Lucan's Main Street.

Speaking at the launch, she said:

Fitzgerald attends launch of new Ireland-UAE training programme at Weston Airport Lucan

Local TD Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Justice & Equality, today spoke at the launch of the new training programme between College Ireland Aviation Services (CIAS) and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, at Lucan’s Weston Airport.