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Irish Water2013-03-29Water Services Act 2013; S.I. No. 108/2013; http://www.water.ie/; CRO Registered Company No. 530363
Ervia2014-06-20Holding company for Gas Networks Ireland and Irish WaterESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014; S.I. No. 287/2014
National Rural Water Services Committee2008-12-152018-06-11In June 2018 the National Rural Water Services merged with the Public Water Forum to form The Water ForumWater Services Act 2007; S.I. No. 522/2008; Water Services Act 2017; S.I. No. 193/2018
Public Water Forum2015-05-292018-06-11In June 2018 the Public Water Forum merged with the National Rural Water Services Committee to form The Water ForumWater Services Act 2014; S.I. No. 234/2015; Water Services Act 2017; S.I. No. 193/2018
The Water Forum2018-06-11Created by a merge of the Public Water Forum and National Rural Water Services Committeewww.nationalwaterforum.ie; Water Services Act 2017; S.I. No. 193/2018
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage2020-09-30Replaced Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; https://www.housing.gov.ie/ S.I. No. 408/2020
Ministry of Local Government 1922-01-101924-06-02Predated Saorstát Éireann.'Departments of State' referred to in general terms under Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922. Subsequently replaced by Department of Local Government and Public Health 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); Chubb 1970; https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/99eec5-second-dail/#second-dail-2nd-ministry-post-treaty