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10 results
Name
| From
| To
| Description
| Source
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Institute | 1992-10-30 | Prior to 1991: The Salmon Research Trust of Ireland was established in 1955; on the 1st of January 1990 the Salmon Research Agency took charge of the facilities on behalf of the Minister for the Marine; the Fisheries Research Centre, Abbotstown became part of the Marine Institute in January 1997; in July 1999 the Salmon Research Agency was transferred to the Marine Institute | http://www.marine.ie/; The Marine Institute Act 1991; S.I. No. 316/1992 | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1993-07-26 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.epa.ie/; Environmental Agency Protection Act 1992; S.I. No. 213/1993; Waste Management Act 1996; Protection of the Environment Act 2003 | ||
| Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government | 2003-06-10 | 2011-05-02 | http://www.environ.ie/; S.I. No. 233/2003; S.I. No. 193/2011 | |
| An Foras Forbartha Teoranta | 1964-03-26 | 1993-08-01 | Operated in partnership with UN first 5 yrs. Absorbed by research unit of Environmental Protection Agency in 1993 | Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992; S.I. No. 215/1993 |
| Department of the Environment and Local Government | 1997-07-22 | 2003-06-09 | S.I. No. 322/1997; S.I. No. 233 of 2003; Coakley & Gallagher 2005 | |
| Department of the Environment | 1977-08-17 | 1997-07-21 | S.I. No. 269/1977; S.I. No. 322/1997; Coakley & Gallagher 2005 | |
| Wildlife Advisory Council | 1977-06-01 | 1995-07-10 | Merged into Heritage Council | Wildlife Act, 1976; Heritage Act 1995 |
| Peatlands Council | 2011-04-07 | http://www.npws.ie/peatlandsturf-cutting/peatlandscouncil/ | ||
| Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment | 2016-07-23 | 2020-09-24 | Creation of new Department to succeed Dept of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Subsequently replaced by Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. Public broadcasting responsibilities also transferred to new Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media | S.I. No. 421/2016; www.dccae.gov.ie ; www.merrionstreet.ie/MerrionStreet/en/News-Room/Speeches/Speech_by_An_Taoiseach_Enda_Kenny_TD_Nomination_of_Members_of_the_Government.html; S.I. No. 373/2020; S.I. No. 372/2020 |
| Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications | 2020-09-24 | Replaced Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment | S.I. No. 373/2020; https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-the-environment-climate-and-communications/?referrer=http://www.gov.ie/decc/ |