Unit: Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

Tuesday 10th of January 1922 - Monday 2nd of June 1924

Predated Saorstát Éireann.'Departments of State' referred to in general terms under Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922. Subsequently replaced by Department of Defence under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (No. 16 of 1924)

From date: 1922-01-10
To date: 1924-06-02
Source: Article 56 and the 'Transitory Provisions' of the Schedule to the Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 (No. 1 of 1922); Chubb 1970; https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/99eec5-second-dail/#second-dail-2nd-ministry-post-treaty
Confidence: Quite Confident
Legal forms: Ministerial Departments
- Source: Article 56 and the 'Transitory Provisions' of the Schedule to the Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 (No. 1 of 1922);
- Description: 'Departments of State' referred to under Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922. Subsequently replaced by Department of Defence (II)
- From date: 1922-01-10
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Functions: Policy Formation and Execution
- From date: 1922-01-10
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Policy domains: Defence
- From date: 1922-01-10
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Counties: Dublin
- From date: 1922-01-10
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Ministers: Richard Mulcahy
- Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/civil-authority-reasserted-quickly-in-1924-1.1134276; Chubb 1970
- Description: Cumann na nGaedheal. Resigned in March 1924 in relation to the 'Army Mutiny' affair
- From date: 1922-01-10
- To date: 1924-03-19
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: William T Cosgrave
- Source: Chubb 1970
- Description: Cumann na nGaedheal. W.T. Cosgrave temporarily assumed the Defence portfolio following the resignation of Richard Mulcahy in March 1924. Kevin O'Higgins de facto carried out some of Cosgrave's responsibilities during this period owing to Cosgrave's illness. New Department of Defence created in 1924 under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (No. 16 of 1924). W.T. Cosgrave continued to act as Minister for Defence until 20 November 1924
- From date: 1924-03-19
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Cofog: military defence
- Source: Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (No. 30 of 1923)
- From date: 1922-01-10
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Source: Comptroller and Auditor-General Act, 1923 (No. 1 of 1923)
- From date: 1923-01-12
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1922/act/1/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1924/act/16/enacted/en/html

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Ministry of Defence	1922-01-10		Ministry of Defence
Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (Department of Defence)	1924-06-02	Ministry of Defence	Department of Defence

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Ministry of Defence