Unit: Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Roinn Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta

Saturday 2nd of September 2017 - Tuesday 10th of November 2020

New Department created following election of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach, succeeds Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Subsequently replaced by Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (II)

From date: 2017-09-02
To date: 2020-11-10
Source: S.I. No. 364/2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/364; S.I. No. 519/2020
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: Roinn Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta
- Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/364
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Ministerial Departments
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Policy Formation and Execution
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Delivery
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Fairly Confident
Policy domains: Enterprise and Economic Development
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Leo Varadkar
- Source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Business,_Enterprise_and_Innovation"
- Description: Leo Varadkar steps in as Minister following resignation of Frances Fitzgerald before handing Dept to Heather Humphreys 2 days later
- From date: 2017-11-28
- To date: 2017-11-30
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Leo Varadkar
- Source: S.I. No. 519/2020; https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-members-of-government-2020; https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-members-of-government-2020
- Description: Fine Gael; Appointed following formation of Government in June 2020. Ministerial title and name of Department later changed pursuant to S.I. No. 519/2020
- From date: 2020-06-27
- To date: 2020-11-10
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Frances Fitzgerald
- Source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Business,_Enterprise_and_Innovation"
- From date: 2017-06-14
- To date: 2017-11-28
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Heather Humphreys
- Source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Business,_Enterprise_and_Innovation"
- Description: Takes over from Taoiseach following resignation of Frances Fitzgerlad 2 days previously
- From date: 2017-11-30
- To date: 2020-06-27
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: general economic, commercial and labour affairs
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: Research and Development (Economic affairs)
- 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 remit as per all Government Departments
- From date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/519/
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/364/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
S.I. No. 364/2017 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation)	2017-09-02	Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation	Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
S.I. No. 519/2020 (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)	2020-11-10	Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (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. 381/2020 (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)	2020-09-23	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Unit Information

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Roinn Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta