The current issue of devolving policing and justice to Northern Ireland raised questions about who the new department and Minister would be answerable to.

Stephen Farry of the Alliance Party said: “Any Minister will be part of the Executive and will be held accountable within that wider context as well. There will be a dedicated department, most likely called the Department of Justice, it will be a separate Department and will not be a part of OFMDFM.”
William Irwin of the DUP outlined his party’s opposition to any new Ministry being under the remit of OFMDFM: “We think that the overall picture is not muddied by political posturing among parties.”

What are your views on the devolution of policing and justice? Do you think that a new Ministry will be another step forward for Northern Ireland?