Unit: Department of the Taoiseach

Department of the Taoiseach

An Roinn Taoisigh

Thursday 1st of July 1937 - still active

From date: 1937-07-01
To date:
Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/; Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: An Roinn Taoisigh
- Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/
- Description: Irish Language Name
- From date: 1937-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Ministerial Departments
- Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/; Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937
- From date: 1937-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Policy Formation and Execution
- Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/; Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937
- From date: 1937-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: General Public Services
- Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/; Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937
- From date: 1937-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Recreation, Culture, Religion
- Source: S.I. No. 27/1984; S.I. No. 246/1986; S.I. No. 21/1993
- Description: Various responsibilities for arts and culture given to the Taoiseach
- From date: 1984-01-27
- To date: 1993-01-20
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Science and Technology
- Source: S.I. No. 37/1980; S.I. No. 80/1983
- From date: 1980-02-12
- To date: 1983-03-15
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/; IPA Yearbooks
- From date: 1937-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Micheál Martin
- Source: https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-members-of-government-2020
- Description: Fianna Fáil; Appointed following formation of Government in June 2020.
- From date: 2020-06-27
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Seán Lemass
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1959-06-23
- To date: 1966-11-10
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Brian Cowen
- Source: "http://www.oireachtas.ie/;http://debates.oireachtas.ie/dail/2011/03/09/00005.asp"
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 2008-05-07
- To date: 2011-03-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Bertie Ahern
- Source: Coakley & Gallagher 2005; http://www.oireachtas.ie/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1997-06-26
- To date: 2008-05-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: John Bruton
- Source: Coakley & Gallagher 2005
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1994-12-15
- To date: 1997-06-26
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Albert Reynolds
- Source: Coakley & Gallagher 2005
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1992-02-11
- To date: 1994-12-15
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Charles Haughey
- Source: Coakley & Gallagher 2005
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1987-03-10
- To date: 1992-02-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Charles Haughey
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1982-03-09
- To date: 1982-12-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Charles Haughey
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1979-12-11
- To date: 1981-06-30
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: John Costello
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1954-06-02
- To date: 1957-03-20
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: John Costello
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1948-02-18
- To date: 1951-06-13
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Jack Lynch
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1977-07-05
- To date: 1979-12-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Jack Lynch
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1966-11-10
- To date: 1973-03-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Éamon de Valera
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1957-03-20
- To date: 1959-06-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Éamon de Valera
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1951-06-13
- To date: 1954-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Éamon de Valera
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1937-12-29
- To date: 1948-02-18
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Enda Kenny
- Source: http://debates.oireachtas.ie/dail/2011/03/09/00005.asp
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 2011-03-09
- To date: 2017-06-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Garret FitzGerald
- Source: Coakley & Gallagher 2005
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1982-12-14
- To date: 1987-03-10
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Garret FitzGerald
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1981-06-30
- To date: 1982-03-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Liam Cosgrave
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1973-03-14
- To date: 1977-07-25
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Leo Varadkar
- Source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-06-14/3/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 2017-06-14
- To date: 2020-06-27
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Leo Varadkar
- Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/1217/1342389-cabinet-reshuffle/
- Description: Fine Gael; Replaced Micheál Martin as Taoiseach following coalition rotation in December 2022
- From date: 2022-12-17
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs
- Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/; Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937
- From date: 1937-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: general public services NEC
- Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/; Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937
- From date: 1937-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: cultural services
- Source: S.I. No. 27/1984; S.I. No. 246/1986; S.I. No. 21/1993
- From date: 1984-01-27
- To date: 1993-01-20
- Confidence: Very Confident
FOI: yes
- Source: Freedom of Information Act 1997
- From date: 1998-04-21
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Source: http://audgen.gov.ie/
- From date: 1937-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Ombudsman Act, 1980
- From date: 1980-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Ombudsman For Children Act, 2002
- Description: Subject to review by the Ombudsman for Children under the Ombudsman For Children Act, 2002
- From date: 2002-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1937/act/40/enacted/en/html

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937	1937-07-01	Department of the President of the Executive Council	Department of the Taoiseach
S.I. No. 331/1997 (Aran Islands Transport)	1997-07-28	Department of the Taoiseach	Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht, and the Islands
S.I. No. 21/1993 (Arts and Culture)	1993-01-20	Department of the Taoiseach	Department of the Gaeltacht

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Department of the Taoiseach

An Roinn Taoisigh