‘Units’ in this database are national-level organisations which perform public functions under public authority. These include government departments, agencies, and commercial state-owned enterprises. For further details on the types of organisations included in the database, see the what we have done and why document.
Units can be searched by name, legal form, function, policy area, or date. On each unit’s page, information is available including dates of activity, alternate names, relevant legislation, related units, related events. and also data on characteristics such as legal form, policy area, function, accountability mechanisms, location, and parent bodies. For further details on the data recorded about each unit, see the Codebook
35 results
Name
| From
| To
| Description
| Source
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Chief State Solicitor | 1924-06-01 | Is a constituent element of the Attorney General's Office | http://www.attorneygeneral.ie/csso/english/index.htm; The ministers and secretaries Act, 1924 (especially section 6) | |
| Office of the Attorney General (II) | 1924-06-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.attorneygeneral.ie/; The ministers and secretaries Act, 1924 (especially section 6) | ||
| Censorship of Publications Appeal Board | 1946-02-13 | McGauran et al. 2005; Censorship of Publications Acts 1946 and 1967; http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/recreational-activities-in-ireland/censorship-in-ireland/censorship_of_publications_in_ireland; Dáil Éireann - Volume 588 - 06 July, 2004--Written Answers. - Departmental Bodies | ||
| Labour Court | 1946-09-23 | McGauran 2005 et al.; http://www.labourcourt.ie/; Industrial Relations Act 1946 | ||
| Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal | 1974-05-08 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Criminal_Injuries_Compensation_Scheme; Dáil Éireann - Volume 354 - 12 December, 1984--Written Answers. - Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal | ||
| Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | 1974-07-23 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.dppireland.ie/; Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 | ||
| Law Reform Commission | 1975-10-20 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.lawreform.ie/; Law Reform Commission Act 1975; S.I. No. 214/1975 | ||
| Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform | 1997-07-09 | 2010-06-02 | http://www.justice.ie/; S.I. No. 298/1997; S.I. No. 216/2010 | |
| Judicial Appointments Advisory Board | 1995-01-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; Courts and Court Officers Act 1995; http://www.jaab.ie/ | ||
| Department of Equality and Law Reform | 1993-01-21 | 1997-07-08 | Coakley & Gallagher 2005; S.I. No. 20/1993; S.I. No. 297/1997 | |
| Department of Justice (I) | 1924-06-01 | 1997-07-08 | MINISTERS AND SECRETARIES ACT, 1924; S.I. No. 298/1997; Coakley and Gallagher 2005 | |
| Courts Service | 1999-11-09 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.courts.ie/; Courts Service Act, 1998; S.I. No. 349/1999 | ||
| Refugee Appeals Tribunal | 2000-10-04 | 2016-12-31 | Replaced by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.refappeal.ie/; 1951 Geneva Convention on the status of refugees; Refugee Act 1996; www.protectionappeals.ie; International Protection Act 2015; S.I. No. 661/2016 - International Protection Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016 |
| Parole Board | 2001-04-01 | Replaced Sentence Review Group and was established on an interim administrative basis in 2001. Placed on a statutory footing via the Parole Act 2019 (No. 28 of 2019) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Parole_Board; Parole Act 2019 (No. 28 of 2019); S.I. No. 406/2021 | |
| Circuit Court Rules Committee | 1936-11-28 | Courts of Justice Act, 1936; 28th Interim Report of the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure | ||
| District Court Rules Committee | 1936-11-28 | Courts of Justice Act, 1936; 28th Interim Report of the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure | ||
| Superior Court Rules Committee | 1936-11-28 | Courts of Justice Act, 1936; 28th Interim Report of the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure | ||
| Committee on Court Practice and Procedure | 1962-04-13 | Question Posed By: Deputy Leo Varadkar--Subject: Departmental Bodies--Date: 13 February 2008--Question Number: 371, 373, 378; http://www.jcfj.ie/pqs/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=180&sobi2Id=569&Itemid=27 | ||
| Registration of Deeds and Titles Rules Committee | 2006-11-04 | Formerly Registration of Titles Rules Committee | Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006; Question Number: 370, Question Posed By: Deputy Leo Varadkar, Subject: Departmental Bodies, Date: 13 February 2008 | |
| Registration of Title Rules Committee | 1964-07-04 | 2006-11-04 | Formerly Local Registration of Title Rules Committee; Replaced by Registration of Deeds and Titles Rules Committee | Registration of Title Act 1964; Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006; Question Number: 370, Question Posed By: Deputy Leo Varadkar, Subject: Departmental Bodies, Date: 13 February 2008 |
| Local Registration of Title Rules Committee | 1936-11-28 | 1964-07-04 | Became the Registration of Title Rules Committee | Courts of Justice Act 1936; Registration of Title Act 1964; Subject: Departmental Bodies, Date: 13 February 2008, Question Number: 370, Question Posed By: Deputy Leo Varadkar |
| Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee | 2007-02-01 | http://www.criminalcode.ie/; Criminal Justice Act 2006 | ||
| Dáil Eireann Courts Winding Up Commission | 1923-01-01 | 1925-04-30 | Dáil Eireann Courts (Winding-Up) Act, 1923; Dáil Eireann Courts (Winding-Up) Act, 1925 | |
| Department of Justice and Law Reform | 2010-06-02 | 2011-04-02 | http://www.justice.ie/; S.I. No. 216/2010; S.I. No. 138/2011 | |
| Bar Council | 1897-01-01 | http://www.lawlibrary.ie/; Legal Services Ombudsman Act 2009 | ||
| Department of Justice and Equality | 2011-04-02 | 2020-11-01 | Succeeded by Department of Justice (II). Equality and human rights responsibilities also transferred to Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | http://www.justice.ie/; S.I. No. 138/2011; S.I. No. 452/2020; S.I. No. 436/2020 |
| Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board | 2006-09-27 | http://www.mhclrb.ie/; Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006; S.I. No. 499/2006; Written answers, Thursday, 16 January 2014, No.228, Department of Justice and Equality - Departmental Bodies | ||
| International Protection Appeals Tribunal | 2016-12-31 | Replaced the Refugee Appeals Tribunal | www.protectionappeals.ie; International Protection Act 2015; S.I. No. 661/2016 - International Protection Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016 | |
| Legal Services Regulatory Authority | 2016-10-01 | www.lsra.ie; Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; S.I. No. 507/2016 | ||
| The Interim Judicial Council | 2011-11-18 | 2019-12-17 | Established on a non-statutory basis in November 2011, replaced by the statutory Judicial Council under the Judicial Council Act 2019 | www.aji.ie/supports/the-interim-judicial-council/; Judicial Council Act 2019; S.I. No. 641/2019 |
| Judicial Council | 2019-12-17 | Replaced the Interim Judicial Council, established on a non-statutory basis in November 2011. | Judicial Council Act 2019; S.I. No. 641/2019 | |
| Department of Justice (II) | 2020-11-01 | Replaced Department of Justice and Equality | S.I. No. 452/2020; http://www.justice.ie/ | |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 1922-01-10 | 1924-06-02 | Predated Saorstát Éireann.'Departments of State' referred to in general terms under Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) Act, 1922. Subsequently replaced by Department of Justice (I) under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (No. 16 of 1924) | 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); http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/An_early_history_of_the_Department; Chubb 1970; https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/99eec5-second-dail/#second-dail-2nd-ministry-post-treaty |
| Office of the Registrar of District Court Clerks | 1922-04-01 | 1926-09-01 | Replaced the Office of the Registrar of Petty Sessions Clerks and was abolished in 1926 | District Justices (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (No. 6 of 1923); Section 50 of the Court Officers Act 1926 (No. 27 of 1926) |
| Office of the Registrar of Petty Sessions Clerks | 1858-08-02 | 1923-03-27 | The Office of the Registrar of Petty Sessions Clerks was responsible for regulating, in particular, the fees payable to clerks appointed by judges of lower courts, known as Petty Sessions. The Registrar was previously known as the Clerk of Fines and Penalties. Replaced by the Office of the Registrar of District Court Clerks in 1923 | Petty Sessions Clerk (Ireland) Act, 1858 (c. 100); District Justices (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (No. 6 of 1923) |