Unit: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

An Roinn Cumarsáide,Gníomhaithe ar son na hAaeráide agus Comhshaoil

Saturday 23rd of July 2016 - Thursday 24th of September 2020

Creation of new Department to succeed Dept of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Subsequently replaced by Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. Public broadcasting responsibilities also transferred to new Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

From date: 2016-07-23
To date: 2020-09-24
Source: S.I. No. 421/2016; www.dccae.gov.ie ; www.merrionstreet.ie/MerrionStreet/en/News-Room/Speeches/Speech_by_An_Taoiseach_Enda_Kenny_TD_Nomination_of_Members_of_the_Government.html; S.I. No. 373/2020; S.I. No. 372/2020
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: An Roinn Cumarsáide,Gníomhaithe ar son na hAaeráide agus Comhshaoil
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Ministerial Departments
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Policy Formation and Execution
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Regulatory (over public and private sectors)
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Information Providing
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Communications
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Environmental Protection
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Eamon Ryan
- Source: S.I. No. 373/2020; https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-members-of-government-2020
- Description: Green Party; Appointed following formation of Government in June 2020. Ministerial title and name of Department later changed pursuant to S.I. No. 373/2020
- From date: 2020-06-27
- To date: 2020-09-24
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Richard Bruton
- Source: "https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-11/27/;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bruton"
- From date: 2018-10-16
- To date: 2020-06-27
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Denis Naughten
- Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Naughten
- Description: Appointed as minister and resigns in Oct 2018 after controversy over broadband
- From date: 2016-07-23
- To date: 2018-10-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: protection of biodiversity and landscape
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: communication
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
FOI: yes
- Description: Assume FOI applies as per all Government Departments
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Description: Assume C & AG remit applies as per all Government Departments
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Description: Assume Ombudsman remit applies as per all Government Departments
- From date: 2016-07-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/si/421/
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/373/
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/372/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
S.I. No. 421/2016 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment)	2016-07-23	Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources	Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
S.I. No. 373/2020 (Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications)	2020-09-24	Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
S.I. No. 372/2020 (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)	2020-09-23	Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment	Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Unit Information

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

An Roinn Cumarsáide,Gníomhaithe ar son na hAaeráide agus Comhshaoil