Department of Finance
An Roinn Airgeadais
- still active
Dept of Finance took over responsibility for e-government from Dept of Taoiseach in 2008
- From date: 1924-06-01
- To date:
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Names:
An Roinn Airgeadais
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/
- Description: Irish Name
- From date: 1924-06-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Legal forms:
Ministerial Departments
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- From date: 1924-06-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Functions:
Policy Formation and Execution
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- From date: 1924-06-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Policy domains:
Enterprise and Economic Development
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; http://www.finance.gov.ie/
- From date: 1924-06-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Policy domains:
General Public Services
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- From date: 1924-06-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Counties:
Dublin
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; IPA Yearbooks
- From date: 1924-06-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Brian Cowen
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Elevated to Taoiseach 7 May 2008; Fianna Fáil
- From date: 2004-09-29
- To date: 2008-05-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Bertie Ahern
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1991-11-14
- To date: 1994-12-15
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
John Bruton
- Source: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1986-02-14
- To date: 1987-03-10
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
John Bruton
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1981-06-30
- To date: 1982-03-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Albert Reynolds
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Dismissed during a failed leadership bid
- From date: 1988-11-24
- To date: 1991-11-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Charles Haughey
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1966-11-10
- To date: 1970-05-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Charles Haughey
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Acting Minister for Finance following Albert Reynolds' leadership challenge
- From date: 1991-11-08
- To date: 1991-11-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Alan Dukes
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1982-12-14
- To date: 1986-02-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Charlie McCreevey
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil; Became a European Commissioner in 2004
- From date: 1997-06-26
- To date: 2004-12-29
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
James Ryan
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1957-03-20
- To date: 1965-04-21
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Michael Noonan
- Source: http://finance.gov.ie/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 2011-03-09
- To date: 2017-06-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Brian Lenihan
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 2008-05-07
- To date: 2011-03-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Michael O'Kennedy
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1979-12-12
- To date: 1980-12-16
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Jack Lynch
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1965-04-21
- To date: 1966-11-10
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Ruairi Quinn
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Labour
- From date: 1994-12-15
- To date: 1997-06-26
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Ray MacSharry
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Appointed EC Commissioner
- From date: 1987-03-10
- To date: 1988-11-24
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Ray MacSharry
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1982-03-09
- To date: 1982-12-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Patrick McGilligan
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1948-02-18
- To date: 1951-06-13
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Frank Aiken
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1945-06-19
- To date: 1948-02-18
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Seán O'Kelly
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Resigned to become President of Ireland
- From date: 1939-09-16
- To date: 1945-06-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Seán MacEntee
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1951-06-13
- To date: 1954-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Seán MacEntee
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1932-03-09
- To date: 1939-09-16
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
George Colley
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1970-05-09
- To date: 1973-03-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
George Colley
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1977-07-05
- To date: 1979-12-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Gene Fitzgerald
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1980-12-16
- To date: 1981-06-30
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Richard Ryan
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1973-03-14
- To date: 1977-05-25
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Gerard Sweetman
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1954-06-02
- To date: 1957-03-20
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Ernest Blythe
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Cumann na nGaedhael
- From date: 1924-01-01
- To date: 1932-03-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Paschal Donohue
- Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_Donohoe; 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; Appointed following the appointment of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach in 2017. Remained in post following formation of new Government in June 2020
- From date: 2017-06-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Michael McGrath
- Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/1217/1342389-cabinet-reshuffle/
- Description: Fianna Fáil; Switched with Paschal Donohue following change of Taoiseach in December 2022
- From date: 2022-12-17
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Cofog:
executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Cofog:
public debt transactions
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Cofog:
general economic, commercial and labour affairs
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Cofog:
economic affairs NEC
- Source: http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- Confidence: Very Confident
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FOI:
yes
- Source: Freedom of Information Act 1997
- From date: 1998-04-21
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Comptrollers:
yes
- Source: http://audgen.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924
- From date: 1924-06-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ombudsmans:
yes
- Source: Ombudsman Act, 1980
- From date: 1980-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ombudsmans:
yes
- Source: Ombudsman For Children Act, 2002
- Description: Subject to review by the Ombudsman For Children
- From date: 2002-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
- Financial information:
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URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1924/act/16/enacted/en/html