Category: Departments

Department The Department of the Taoiseach provides the government secretariat for the government and any several cabinet committees.  It ensures the efficient and orderly conduct of business including notification on ministers’ offices of decisions of government.  It maintains records on the submission of matters to the government and conclusions. The Taoiseach’s private office provides the […]

Department The Department of Social Welfare was incorporated under the Ministers and Secretaries Amendment Act 1946.  It was renamed the Department of Social Community and Family Affairs in 1997.  It became the Department of Social and Family Affairs in 2002 and the Department of Social Protection in 2010. Functions The Department of Social protection formulates […]

Objectives There are separate Minister’s Office and Minister of a State’s Offices dealing with high-level policy issues and liaison between the Minister, Department, scheduling of Legislation, interaction with Dáil and other stakeholders. The Department of Justice seeks to maintain and enhance community security and promote a fair society through the development of a range of […]

The Department The Department of Education was formed under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924.   In 2007 it was renamed the Department of Education and Science.  In 2010 it became the Department of Education and Skills. The Department of Education has the overall responsibility for the development of the Irish education system.  It is involved […]

  Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport   The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has a number of bodies under its aegis including Commission of Aviation Regulation, Railway Procurement Agency, National Transport Authority, National Roads Authority, Medical Bureau of Road Safety, Marine Casualty Investigation Board, Fáilte Ireland, Irish Sports Council,  National Sports Campus Development […]

The Department of Defence comprises the private office of the Minister, the Minister of State, Secretary General and 16 civil branches together with the Army Pensions Board. The Private Office of the Minister provides a link between the Department, the military authorities and the Minister. It provides advice and assistance in relation to the ministerial […]

Department The Department of Local Government and Public Health was established in 1924.  Health and welfare functions were transferred to  the new Department of Health in 1947.  The Department of Local Government continued from 1947 to 1977 when it was renamed the Department of the Environment. It became the Department of Environment and Local Government […]

  The Department of Agriculture in its first incarnation In 1965 it became the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. It became the Department of Agriculture again in 1977 until 1987.  In 1987 it became the Department of Agriculture and Food.  In 1993,  became the Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry.  It became the Department of […]

Chief Medical Officer The Chief Medical Officer has overall responsibility in relation to patient safety and quality in the health service in this context and has developed and implemented proposals for the establishment of a Patient Safety Authority supporting the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance, supporting National Patient Safety Advisory Group, management of […]

Department The Department of the Gaeltacht was established in 1956 and it continued until 1993.  The Department of Tourism and Trade was established in 1993 and continued until 1997.  The Department of Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry established in 1986 and continued until 1987.  The Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation was established in 1997 and […]

Department The Department of Fisheries was established in its first incarnation in 1924 and continued until 1928.  The Department of Lands and Fisheries was established in 1928 and subsisted until 1934.  TThe Land Commission was transferred to the Department of Lands to form the Department of Lands and Fisheries. A Department of Lands continued from […]

The Department The Department of External Relations was established in 1924.  In 1971 the Department of  External Relations became the Department of Foreign Affairs, It became the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2011. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade seeks to serve the Irish public at home and abroad through a wide […]

Principal Divisions The Department of Ffinance structures were revised in May 2012. The principal divisions are as follows: the budget taxation and economic division, the financial services division, the sectoral policy division dealing with public expenditure, civil service management and staffing. Budget Taxation and Economic Division The budget, taxation and economic division deal with overall […]

The work of the Department of Finance and Public Expenditure is carried out by six divisions. Banking Finance and International Division The banking, finance and international division have a central role in dealing with EU matters particularly in the context of the Council of Economic Finance ministers, the EU Budget Council and Euro group of […]

Pre-Modern The present legal system has evolved in the context of the history of Ireland.  The present-day legal system is the product of and still contains many elements which evolved in and can be traced to particular historical phases. The ancient Irish Brehon laws were displaced in the Pale with the arrival of the Anglo-Normans […]