‘Units’ in this database are national-level organisations which perform public functions under public authority. These include government departments, agencies, and commercial state-owned enterprises. For further details on the types of organisations included in the database, see the what we have done and why document.
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14 results
Name
| From
| To
| Description
| Source
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bord Gáis Éireann | 1976-09-13 | 2014-06-20 | Established as Limited Company in 1975; converted to Statutory Corporation in 1976; Restructured as Ervia in 2014 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bordgais.ie/; Various Gas Acts from 1976 to 2002; S.I. No. 209/1976; ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014; S.I. No. 287/2014 |
| Central Statistics Office | 1949-06-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.cso.ie/; Statistics Act 1993 | ||
| National Cancer Registry | 1991-02-04 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ncri.ie/; S.I. No. 19/1991; S.I. No. 293/1996 | ||
| Port of Cork Company | 1997-03-03 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.portofcork.ie/; Harbours Act 1996; S.I. 95/1997 | ||
| University College Cork | 1908-01-01 | Founded in 1845 under the name of Queen's College, Cork; then renamed as University College Cork by Charter in 1908; and under the Universities Act 1997 is known as National University of Ireland, Cork | McGauran et al. 2005; www.ucc.ie; Universities Act 1997 | |
| Irish Steel Holdings Limited | 1947-06-01 | 1996-05-01 | Nationalised 1947; privatised--went into receivership 1994; purchased by Irish Ispat--finalized 1996 | State Guarantees Act, 1954; Irish Steel Holdings Limited Act, 1960; Irish Steel Limited Act, 1996; FitzGerald, 1963; Palcic and Reeves 2007 |
| Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing boats | 2003-07-01 | Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 | ||
| Personal Injuries Resolution Board | 2004-04-13 | Rebranded in 2023 as the Personal Injuries Resolution Board, previously the Personal Injuries Assessment Board | S.I. No. 627/2023 | |
| Health Information and Quality Authority | 2007-04-21 | Integrated and expanded functions of two agencies: the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) (est. in 1999) and the Irish Health Services Accreditation Board (IHSAB) (est. in 2002) | Health Act 2007; http://www.hiqa.ie/ | |
| Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority | 2007-01-01 | Prior to 2007, these function were exercised by the Seafood Control Division of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006; http://sfpa.oghamtech.ie/ | |
| Crawford Art Gallery | 2006-12-06 | In 2006, a new company, Crawford Art Gallery Cork Ltd., was established by the Minister of Arts, Sport and Tourism to manage the Gallery, and the Gallery was designated a National Cultural Institution. | http://www.crawfordartgallery.ie/; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/AboutUs/AgenciesBodiesunderDepartmentsAegis/; Companies Registration Office | |
| Ervia | 2014-06-20 | Holding company for Gas Networks Ireland and Irish Water | ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014; S.I. No. 287/2014 | |
| Gas Networks Ireland | 2014-06-03 | Gas Regulation Act 2013; S.I. No. 229/2014 | ||
| Munster Technological University | 2021-01-01 | Munster Technological University was an amalgamation of the prior Cork and Tralee Institutes of Technology | Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); S.I. No. 568/2020 |