Unit: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland

Broadcasting Commission of Ireland

Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann

Saturday 1st of September 2001 - Thursday 1st of October 2009

Prior to 2001, existed under the name of the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) est. in 1988. Merged with BCC in 2009 to form Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

From date: 2001-09-01
To date: 2009-10-01
Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bai.ie/; Radio and Television Act 1988; the Broadcasting Act 2001; the Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003; Broadcasting Act 2009
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann
- Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bai.ie/; Radio and Television Act 1988; the Broadcasting Act 2001; the Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003; Broadcasting Act 2009
- Description: Irish Language Name
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Statutory Corporation
- Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bai.ie/; Radio and Television Act 1988; the Broadcasting Act 2001; the Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003; Broadcasting Act 2009
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Regulatory (over public and private sectors)
- Source: http://www.bci.ie/; Radio and Television Act 1988; the Broadcasting Act 2001; the Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003; Broadcasting Act 2009
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Communications
- Source: http://www.bci.ie/; Radio and Television Act 1988; the Broadcasting Act 2001; the Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003; Broadcasting Act 2009
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht, and the Islands
- Source: http://www.bci.ie/; Broadcasting Act, 2001; S.I No. 299 & 307/2002
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2002-06-19
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
- Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bci.ie/; S.I No. 299 & 307/2002
- From date: 2002-06-19
- To date: 2007-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Source: http://www.bci.ie/; http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/; Broadcasting Act 2009
- From date: 2007-01-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- Source: http://www.bci.ie/
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: communication
- Source: http://www.bci.ie/; Radio and Television Act 1988; the Broadcasting Act 2001; the Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003; Broadcasting Act 2009
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
FOI: yes
- Source: http://www.bci.ie/; Freedom of Information Acts 1997 & 2003
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Source: http://audgen.gov.ie/
- From date: 2001-09-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Disability Act 2005
- Description: Subject to Ombudsman review under the Disability Act 2005
- From date: 2005-01-01
- To date: 2009-10-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/4/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2003/act/43/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2009/act/18/enacted/en/html

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Broadcasting Act, 2001-BCI	2001-09-01	Independent Radio and Television Commission	Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
Broadcasting Act 2009	2009-10-01	Broadcasting Commission of Ireland	Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Unit Information

Broadcasting Commission of Ireland

Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann