Sheriffs may appoint court messengers, subject to approval of the Minister for Justice, to assist them with their work.
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In July 2012 Alan Shatter, the Minister for Justice and Equality, announced plans for amendments relating to the courts system.
In light of amendments to Ireland's Defamation Act proposed by Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, including changes which rendered the crime of blasphemous libel prosecutable for a fine of up to €100,000 (US$135,000).
In February 2005, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell, using parliamentary privilege, named Ferris, as well as Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, as members of the IRA Army Council, an allegation that has been denied by Ferris and the Sinn Féin leadership.