Unit: Forfás

Forfás

Saturday 1st of January 1994 - Thursday 31st of July 2014

Body through which powers were delegated to IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland (2003). Took over functions of Industrial Development Authority and Eolas. Absorbed into Dept of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in 2014.

From date: 1994-01-01
To date: 2014-07-31
Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003; Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014; S.I. No. 304/2014
Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Statutory Corporation
- Source: http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003
- From date: 1994-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Advisory - Consultative - Representation - Advocacy
- Source: http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003
- From date: 1994-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Enterprise and Economic Development
- Source: http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003
- From date: 1994-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (I)
- Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.forfas.ie/; S.I. No. 305/1997; Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2010-05-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise and Employment
- Source: Industrial Development Act, 1993; S.I. No. 305/1997
- From date: 1994-01-01
- To date: 1997-05-12
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Source: Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010; S.I. No. 245/2011
- From date: 2010-05-02
- To date: 2011-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Source: S.I. No. 245/2011; Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014
- From date: 2011-06-02
- To date: 2014-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- Source: http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003
- From date: 1994-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: general economic, commercial and labour affairs
- Source: http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003
- From date: 1994-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: Research and Development (Economic affairs)
- Source: http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003
- From date: 1994-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: economic affairs NEC
- Source: http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003
- From date: 1994-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
FOI: yes
- Source: http://www.forfas.ie/; Freedom of Information Acts 1997 & 2003
- From date: 1998-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Source: http://audgen.gov.ie/; Industrial Development Act 1993
- From date: 1994-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Disability Act 2005
- Description: Subject to Ombudsman review under the Disability Act 2005
- From date: 2005-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1993/act/19/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/34/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2003/act/30/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/act/13/enacted/en/html
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/si/304/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Industrial Development Act, 1993	1994-01-01	Eolas	Forfás
Industrial Development Act, 1993	1994-01-01	Industrial Development Authority	Forfás
National Standards Authority of Ireland Act, 1996	1997-04-14	Forfás	Forfás
National Standards Authority of Ireland Act, 1996	1997-04-14	Forfás	National Standards Authority of Ireland
Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act, 2003	2003-07-01	Forfás	Forfás
Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act, 2003	2003-07-01	Forfás	Science Foundation Ireland
Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014	2014-08-01	Forfás	Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Unit Information

Forfás