Unit: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí

Saturday 2nd of September 2017 - Wednesday 21st of October 2020

New Department created to replace Department of Social Protection (I). Subsequently replaced by Department of Social Protection (II). Employment Affairs responsibilities also moved to new Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

From date: 2017-09-02
To date: 2020-10-21
Source: S.I. No 366/2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/366; S.I. No. 447/2020; S.I. No. 438/2020
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Ministerial Departments
- Source: S.I. No 366/2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/366
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Policy Formation and Execution
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Transfer
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Social Protection
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Employment
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Counties: Dublin
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Heather Humphreys
- Source: S.I. No. 447/2020; https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-06-27/11/; https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-members-of-government-2020
- Description: Fine Gael; ppointed following formation of Government in June 2020. New Department was formally established on 21 October 2020
- From date: 2020-06-27
- To date: 2020-10-21
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Regina Doherty
- Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Doherty
- Description: Appointed Minister following election of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach
- From date: 2017-06-14
- To date: 2020-06-27
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: unemployment
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Cofog: social protection NEC
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
FOI: yes
- Description: Assume subject to FOI as per all Government Departments
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Description: Assume subject to C&AG audit as per all Government Departments
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Description: Assume subject to Ombudsman as per all Government Departments
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/447/
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/366/
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/438/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
S.I. No 366/2017 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection)	2017-09-02	Department of Social Protection (I)	Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
S.I. No. 447/2020 (Department of Social Protection)	2020-10-21	Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection	Department of Social Protection (II)
S.I. No. 438/2020 (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)	2020-10-14	Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection	Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
S.I. No. 447/2020 (Department of Social Protection)	2020-10-21	Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection	Department of Social Protection (II)

Unit Information

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí