Unit: Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta

Tuesday 1st of August 2017 - Wednesday 30th of September 2020

New Department following election of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach; succeeds Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Rural affairs function formally moves to new Department of Community and Rural Affairs in 2018. Subsequently replaced by Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Heritage responsibilities also transferred to new Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

From date: 2017-08-01
To date: 2020-09-30
Source: S.I. No. 350/2017 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/350; Also http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/165/made/en/print; S.I. No. 403/2020; S.I. No. 339/2020
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Ministerial Departments
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Policy Formation and Execution
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Delivery
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Fairly Confident
Policy domains: Recreation, Culture, Religion
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Heather Humphreys
- Source: "https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-06-14/12/;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Business,_Enterprise_and_Innovation"
- Description: "Resignation of Frances Fitzgerald as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation; Minister Humphreys appointed to that role"
- From date: 2017-08-01
- To date: 2017-11-30
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Josepha Madigan
- Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josepha_Madigan
- Description: "Appointed following move of Heather Humphreys to Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation"
- From date: 2017-11-30
- To date: 2020-06-27
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Catherine Martin
- Source: S.I. No. 403/2020; https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-members-of-government-2020
- Description: Appointed following formation of Government in June 2020. Ministerial title and name of Department later changed pursuant to S.I. No. 403/2020
- From date: 2020-06-27
- To date: 2020-09-30
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: cultural services
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: religious and other community services
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Fairly Confident
FOI: yes
- Description: Assume subject to FOI as per all Departments
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Description: Assume subject to C&AG audit as per all Departments
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Description: Assume subject to Ombudsman as per all Departments
- From date: 2017-08-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/403/
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/350/
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/339/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
S.I. No. 350/2017 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs	2017-08-01	Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs	Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
S.I. No. 403/2020 (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)	2020-09-30	Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht	Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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
S.I. No. 339/2020 (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)	2020-09-09	Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht	Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
S.I. No. 340/2020 (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)	2020-09-09	Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht	Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
S.I. No. 356/2020 (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)	2020-09-16	Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport	Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
S.I. No. 379/2020 (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)	2020-09-23	Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht	Department of Rural and Community Development

Unit Information

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta