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Name
| From
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| Description
| Source
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| Law Society of Ireland | 1830-06-24 | n/a | McGauran et al. 2005; www.lawsociety.ie; Solicitors Acts 1954-2002 | |
| Censorship of Publications Board | 1929-07-16 | McGauran et al. 2005; Censorship of Publications Act 1929 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Broadcasting Complaints Commission | 1977-03-31 | 2009-10-01 | Merged with BCI in 2009 to form Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bai.ie/; Broadcasting Authority Act 1960; Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act 1976; Radio and television Act 1988; Broadcasting Act 1990; Ministerial Order 1992; Broadcasting Act 2001; Broadcasting Act 2009; Dáil Éireann - Volume 588 - 06 July, 2004--Written Answers. - State Boards |
| Legal Aid Board (incl. Refugee Legal Service) | 1979-12-22 | Was set up as a statutory body on foot of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.legalaidboard.ie; Civil Legal Aid Act 1995; Dáil Éireann - Volume 337 - 02 July, 1982--Written Answers. - State-Sponsored Bodies | |
| Fire Services Council | 1983-06-22 | 2012-06-08 | McGauran et al. 2005; Fire Services Act 1981; S.I. No. 175/1983; Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 | |
| Valuation Tribunal | 1988-07-22 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.valuationtribunal.ie/; The Valuation Act 1988; Valuation Act 2001; S.I. No. 191/1988 | ||
| 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 Studies Institute | 1996-01-01 | 2011-01-25 | Replaced by the Committee for Judicial Studies | McGauran et al. 2005; Court and Court Officers Act 1995; http://www.aji.ie/supports/judicial_education |
| Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner | 2000-01-20 | 2016-12-31 | Replaced by the International Protection Office | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.orac.ie/; Refugee Act 1996; S.I. No. 8/2000; www.ipo.gov.ie; International Protection Act 2015; S.I. No. 661/2016 - International Protection Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016 |
| Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board | 1998-06-17 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.alab.ie/; Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 | ||
| Equality Tribunal | 1999-10-18 | 2015-10-01 | Also known as the Office of the Director of Equality Investigations--name changed to Equality Tribunal by the Equality Act 2004 (section 30). Merged with the National Employment Rights Authority, Labour Relations Commission, Rights Commissioners Service and the Employment Appeals Tribunalin 2015 to create the Workplace Relations Commission. | http://www.equalitytribunal.ie/; Employment Equality Act 1998; Equal Status Act 2000; Equality Act 2004; Workplace Relations Act 2015; S.I. No. 412/2015 - Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2015 |
| Irish Water Safety Association (II) | 1999-11-26 | 2006-06-26 | Prior to 1999: Water Safety Ireland (1945-1998); the Irish Water Safety Association (1971-1987) - was amalgamated with fire and road safety under the auspices of the National Safety Council. In 1998 the Government decided to re-establish Water Safety as a singular organization. In 2006 was replaced by Irish Water Safety | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.iws.ie/; S.I. No.361/1999; S.I. No. 389 of 2006 |
| National Crime Council | 1999-09-01 | 2008-10-14 | The NCC ceased operations on 14 October 2008 as a result of a Government decision to rationalise State Agencies in the context of Budget 2009 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.irlgov.ie/crimecouncil/ |
| 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 |
| Irish Human Rights Commission | 2001-07-25 | 2014-11-01 | Set up as a direct result of the Good Equality Authority in 2014 to create the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ihrc.ie/; Human Rights Commission Acts 2000 and 2001; S.I. No. 340/2001; www.ihrec.ie; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014 |
| 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 | |
| Marine Casualty Investigation Board | 2002-06-05 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.mcib.ie/; Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act, 2000; S.I. No. 290/2002 | ||
| Irish Water Safety Association (I) | 1971-04-01 | 1987-12-18 | Established on a statutory basis on August 1 1980. The National Road Safety Association, the Fire Prevention Council and the Irish Water Safety Council were merged in 1987 to form the National Safety Council. | S.I. No. 244/1980; S.I. No. 327/1987; Dáil Éireann - Volume 261 - 20 June, 1972--Committee on Finance. - Vote 26: Local Government |
| National Road Safety Association | 1974-04-08 | 1987-12-18 | the National Road Safety Association, the Fire Prevention Council and the Irish Water Safety Council were merged in 1987 to form the National Safety Council | S.I. No. 103/1974; S.I. No. 327/1987 |
| National Safety Council | 1987-12-18 | 2007-10-10 | Created from the merger of the National Road Safety Association, the Fire Prevention Council and the Irish Water Safety Council. | S.I. No. 327/1987; S.I. No. 813 of 2007; http://web.archive.org/web/20060101092046/http://www.nsc.ie/ |
| Ombudsman for the Defence Forces | 2005-08-31 | Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004; http://odf.ie/; S.I. No. 568/2005 | ||
| Personal Injuries Resolution Board | 2004-04-13 | Rebranded in 2023 as the Personal Injuries Resolution Board, previously the Personal Injuries Assessment Board | S.I. No. 627/2023 | |
| Private Residential Tenancies Board | 2004-09-01 | 2016-04-07 | Replaced by the Residential Tenancies Board | Residential Tenancies Act 2004; http://www.prtb.ie/; www.rtb.ie; Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015; S.I. No. 151/2016 |
| Private Security Authority | 2004-10-28 | Private Security Services Act 2004; http://www.psa.gov.ie/ | ||
| Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service | 2005-04-01 | http://www.inis.gov.ie/ | ||
| Welfare Service | 1969-01-01 | 1979-01-01 | As a service was established in 1962 under the title: 'Probation and After-Care Service'. In 1969 was re-named to the 'Welfare Service'. In 1979 was re-named to the 'Probation and Welfare Service' | http://www.probation.ie/ |
| Road Safety Authority | 2006-09-01 | Road Safety Authority Act 2006; http://www.rsa.ie/ | ||
| Department of Labour | 1966-07-12 | 1993-01-21 | Coakley & Gallagher 2005; Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1966; S.I. No. 162/1966; S.I. No. 20/1993 | |
| National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | 1989-11-01 | 2005-09-01 | Created with merge of Factories Advisory Council, Office Premises Advisory Council, Mines & Quarries Council, Dangerous Substances Advisory Council; Death by Change of Name to Health and Safety Authority | Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 |
| Office Premises Advisory Council | 1959-04-01 | 1989-11-01 | Merged into National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | Office Premises Act, 1958; Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989 |
| Factories Advisory Council | 1956-10-01 | 1989-11-01 | Merged into National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | Factories Act 1955; Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989 |
| Mines and Quarries Advisory Committee | 1966-07-28 | 1989-11-01 | Merged into National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | Mines and Quarries Act 1965; Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989 |
| Dangerous Substances Advisory Council | 1979-01-01 | 1989-11-01 | Merged into National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | Dangerous Substances (Amendment) Act, 1979; Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989 |
| Probation and Welfare Service | 1979-01-01 | 2006-06-26 | Previously known as the 'Welfare Service'. In 1979 was re-named to the 'Probation and Welfare Service'. Restructured as the 'Probation Service' in 2006. The Probation of Offenders Act (1907) provided for statutory supervision of offenders in the community and is the foundation for probation work in Ireland. | McGauran et al. 2005; Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983; Criminal Justice Act 2006; http://www.probation.ie/ |
| Probation Service | 2006-06-26 | Replaced the 'Probation and Welfare Service' in 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006; http://www.probation.ie/ | |
| Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee | 2007-02-01 | http://www.criminalcode.ie/; Criminal Justice Act 2006 | ||
| Probation and After-Care Service | 1962-01-01 | 1969-01-01 | Probation officers can be traced back to the 1907 Probation of Offenders Act; but no separate agency/service was established. As a service was established in 1962 under the title: 'Probation and After-Care Service'. In 1969 was reorganized and re-named the 'Welfare Service'. | Probation of Offenders Act 1907; Criminal Justice (Administration) Act 1914; Criminal Justice Act 1960; http://www.probation.ie/ |
| Sentence Review Group | 1989-12-01 | 2001-04-01 | Replaced by Parole Board | Dáil Éireann - Volume 537 - 31 May, 2001--Written Answers. - Sentence Review Group; Dáil Éireann - Volume 394 - 13 December, 1989--Written Answers. - Long-Term Prisoners; http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Parole_Board |
| National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence | 2007-06-25 | 0000-00-00 | In August 2019, the Department of Justice implemented a significant Transformation Programme, most notably in response to the recommendations of the Effectiveness and Renewal Group which was established by Government in January 2018. The Department's work was previously structured by subject areas relating to different parts of the Justice and Equality sector. Cosc - The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence was an example of this | http://www.cosc.ie/; Dáil Éireann - Volume 639 - 09 October, 2007--Written Answers. - Departmental Agencies |
| State Pathologist's Office | 1929-01-01 | http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/State_Pathologist%27s_Office; Dáil Éireann - Volume 62 - 17 June, 1936--Committee on Finance. - Vote 32—Office of the Minister for Justice (Resumed); Obituary, John McGrath, M.D. M.Sc., British Medical Journal, 26 Jan. 1957 (http://www.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/1/5012/232.pdf) | ||
| 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 | |
| Office for Internet Safety | 2008-03-01 | 2019-06-30 | The functions of the Office for Internet Safety have been incorporated into the Cybercrime division of the Department of Justice and Equality | http://www.internetsafety.ie/; www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Cybercrime;www.oireachtas.ie/ga/debates/question/2018-02-06/250/ |
| Irish Water Safety | 2006-06-26 | 2019-02-18 | Replaced the Irish Water Safety Association, replaced by Water Safety Ireland | S.I. No. 389 of 2006; http://www.iws.ie/; S.I. No. 56/2019; www.watersafety.ie |
| Comhairle na Míre Gaile | 1947-04-22 | www.bravery.ie/; Deeds of Bravery Act, 1947 | ||
| Committee for Judicial Studies | 2011-01-25 | http://www.aji.ie/supports/judicial_education; http://www.ejtn.eu/About/EJTN-Affiliates/Members/Ireland/ | ||
| Independent Monitoring Commission | 2004-01-07 | 2011-03-31 | Established by agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland | Independent Monitoring Commission Act 2003; S.I. No. 160/2011; Written answers Thursday, 20 October 2011, Department of Justice, Equality and Defence, Departmental Bodies |
| Independent International Commission on Decommissioning | 1997-09-24 | 2011-03-31 | Decommissioning Act, 1997; S.I. No. 159/2011; Written answers Thursday, 20 October 2011, Department of Justice, Equality and Defence, Departmental Bodies | |
| Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime | 2005-03-01 | http://www.csvc.ie/; Written answers, Wednesday, 16 October 2013, Department of Justice and Equality, Departmental Funding | ||
| Water Safety Ireland | 2019-02-18 | Replaced Irish Water Safety | S.I. No. 56/2019; www.watersafety.ie | |
| Workplace Relations Commission | 2015-10-01 | New agency created to assume roles and functions of the National Employment Rights Authority, Equality Tribunal, Labour Relations Commission, Rights Commissioners Service and the Employment Appeals Tribunal | www.workplacerelations.ie; Workplace Relations Act 2015; S.I. No. 412/2015 - Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2015 | |
| 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 | |
| International Protection Office | 2016-12-31 | Replaced the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) | www.ipo.gov.ie; International Protection Act 2015; S.I. No. 661/2016 - International Protection Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016 | |
| Residential Tenancies Board | 2016-04-07 | Replaced the Private Residential Tenancies Board and absorbed functions of the Rent Tribunal. The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 provided the RTB with additional powers to regulate the rental sector, including a new investigations and sanctions unit | www.rtb.ie; Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015; S.I. No. 151/2016; S.I. No. 4/2016; Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 | |
| Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission | 2014-11-01 | Result of a merger of the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority | www.ihrec.ie; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014 | |
| Air Accident Investigation Unit | 2009-12-09 | www.aaiu.ie; S.I. No. 460/2009 | ||
| Department of Justice (II) | 2020-11-01 | Replaced Department of Justice and Equality | S.I. No. 452/2020; http://www.justice.ie/ |