Unit: Ministry of External Affairs

Ministry of External Affairs

Wednesday 30th of August 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 External Affairs under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (No. 16 of 1924)

From date: 1922-08-30
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
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); Chubb 1970
- Description: 'Departments of State' referred to under Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922. Subsequently replaced by Department of External Affairs (II) under Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (No. 16 of 1924)
- From date: 1922-08-30
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Functions: Policy Formation and Execution
- From date: 1922-08-30
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Policy domains: General Public Services
- From date: 1922-08-30
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Counties: Dublin
- From date: 1922-08-30
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Ministers: Desmond FitzGerald
- Source: Chubb 1970
- Description: Cumann na nGaedheal. Department replaced by Department of External Affairs under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (No. 16 of 1924). Minister continued in office thereafter
- From date: 1922-08-30
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Cofog: executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs
- From date: 1922-08-30
- 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: Quite 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 External Affairs	1922-09-09	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Ministry of External Affairs
Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (Department of External Affairs)	1924-06-02	Ministry of External Affairs	Department of External Affairs

Unit Information

Ministry of External Affairs