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Name
| From
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| Description
| Source
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| 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 |
| Private Security Authority | 2004-10-28 | Private Security Services Act 2004; http://www.psa.gov.ie/ | ||
| Inspector of Prisons | 2007-11-21 | Replacement of non-statutory Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention by statutory Inspector of Prisons. First incumbent appointed 21 Nov 2007 to take effect on 1 Jan 2008. | http://www.inspectorofprisons.gov.ie/; Prisons Act 2007 |