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4 results
Name
| From
| To
| Description
| Source
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Defence | 1924-06-01 | Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; http://www.defence.ie/ | ||
| Civil Defence Board | 2003-05-07 | 2012-12-31 | Civil Defense structures first established in 1950; functions transferred back into Dept. of Defence under the Civil Defence Act 2012 | McGauran et al. 2005; Civil Defence Act 2002; http://www.civildefence.ie/; Civil Defence Act 2012 |
| Council of Defence | 1924-06-01 | Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; Defence Act 1954 | ||
| Office of the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures | 1939-09-08 | 1945-06-18 | Minister without portfolio | Ministers and Secretaries Act 1939; Dáil Éireann - Volume 108 - 09 October, 1947--Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - New Ministries and Parliamentary Secretaryships |