Minister for Justice Helen McEntee’s record under scrutiny ahead of Cabinet reshuffle

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee’s record under scrutiny ahead of Cabinet reshufflehave called for the scrapping of the Government’s planned hate speech legislation and criticised proposals to allow the extension of drinking hours in pubs and nightclubs — both areas Ms McEntee has been working on — as they argued for Fine Gael to return to core values.

In the last fortnight, Ms McEntee has expressed a desire to stay at the Department of Justice, highlighting aspects of her record like bringing in a zero-tolerance approach to domestic and sexual violence and tougher sentences for certain crimes. Louth TD Fergus O’Dowd said that Fine Gael must be very tough on crime and its causes including dealing with poverty and education deprivation.

The delegate proposing it said: “Our new leader minister Harris, as Minister for Justice began the process of introducing minimum sentences when he was serving in the Department of Justice but this legislation has not progressed far enough.” She told delegates legislation would be published before the summer adding that it is a “complex area of law”.As he considers his reshuffle the new taoiseach will be weighing up the perceived difficulties in the area of justice — and the potential for a fresh face to represent Fine Gael’s renewed focus on law and order — with the negatives of moving Ms McEntee from the role.

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