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| National Gallery of Ireland | 1854-08-10 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nationalgallery.ie/; National Gallery of Ireland Acts 1854 to 1963 | ||
| Electricity Supply Board | 1927-08-11 | Electricity Supply Act, 1927; www.esb.ie; FitzGerald, 1963 | ||
| Hospitals Trust Board | 1938-08-06 | 2008-01-01 | 'The Board, no longer having any functions to discharge and no monies remaining, is to be dissolved. Final accounts are in preparation and once received the relevant legislative amendments will be made in order to facilitate the winding up the Hospital Trust Board.' (Written Answers). The Hospitals Trust (1940) Ltd. was dissolved on 23 Jan. 2008 (CRO). | McGauran et al. 2005; Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1938; Dáil Éireann - Volume 647 - 19 February, 2008--Written Answers. - Departmental Bodies |
| Irish Red Cross Society | 1939-07-01 | Prior to 1939 was established as autonomous entity with the British Red Cross Society during the War of Independence in 1920; some records also show that the Red Cross operated during the 1916 Easter Rising | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.redcross.ie/; Red Cross Acts 1938, 1944 and 1954; S.I. No.216 (1955) | |
| Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies | 1940-06-19 | As the world’s second, and Ireland’s only, Institute for Advanced Studies, DIAS is a globally embedded institution that attracts scholars and academics from around the world. It conducts and publishes advanced research across three disciplines: Celtic Studies, Theoretical Physics and Cosmic Physics. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.dias.ie/; Institute of Advanced Studies Act 1940 http://www.dias.ie/lang/en/commun/act.html | |
| Córas Iompair Éireann | 1945-01-01 | Was established in 1944 as limited company, but converted to Statutory Corporation in 1950. Formed from the dissolution of the Great Southern Railways Company and the Dublin United Transport Company, Limited. Also took over the functions of the Board of Control of the Royal Canal and the Grand Canal Company. It currently consists of three subsidiary public companies: Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail; Bus Éireann-Irish Bus; Bus Átha Cliath-Dublin Bus. Former statutory subsidiaries are Aerlód Teoranta and Óstlanna Iompair Eireann Teo. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.cie.ie/; Various Transport Acts starting with 1950 , especially Transport Act 1974 and Transport (Re-organization of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act 1986 | |
| Library Council | 1948-05-12 | 2012-11-01 | 'Objects of New Library Council' Irish Times 13 May 1948; McGauran et al. 2005; Public Libraries Act 1947; Local Government Act 2001; Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012; S.I. No. 422/2012; Seanad Éireann Debate Vol. 215 No. 13 - Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Second Stage, 6 June 2012 | |
| Arts Council | 1951-05-08 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.artscouncil.ie/; The Arts Acts 1951; 1973 and 2003 | ||
| An Bord Altranais | 1951-06-07 | 2012-10-02 | Replaced by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nursingboard.ie/; Nurses Act 1950 and 1985; S.I. No. 164/1951; www.nmbi.ie; Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; S.I. No. 385/2012 |
| Opticians Board | 1956-11-14 | 2015-02-06 | Replaced by the Optical Registration Board | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.opticiansboard.ie/; Opticians Act 1956; S.I. No. 286/1956; and Opticians (Amendment) Act 2003; http://www.coru.ie; Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 41/2015 |
| Voluntary Health Insurance Board | 1957-02-12 | McGauran et al. 2005; www.vhi.ie; Voluntary Health Insurance Act 1957 and subsequent Amendement Acts: 1996 and 1998; S.I. No.24 (1957); S.I. No.46 (1957) | ||
| Bord na gCon | 1958-07-11 | 2020-10-01 | Succeeded by Rásaíocht Con Éireann from 1 October 2020 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.igb.ie/; Greyhound Industry Act 1958; S.I. No. 150/1958; Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (No. 15 of 2019); S.I. No. 399/2020 |
| Radio Telefís Éireann | 1966-03-08 | Radio established on 1 January 1926; television on 31 December 1961; officially replaced Radio Éireann under Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1966 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.rte.ie/; Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1966; Broadcasting Acts 1976 and 2001 | |
| National Social Work Qualifications Board | 1997-02-27 | 2011-03-31 | Replaced the National Validation Body on Social Work Qualifications and Training; functions taken over by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council | McGauran et al. 2005; S.I. No. 97/1997; Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. Nos. 144 & 145/2011 |
| Dublin Dental Hospital Board | 1963-07-17 | McGauran et al. 2005; Statutory Instrument No. 129 of 1963; Statutory Instrument No.370 of 1980 | ||
| Medical Bureau of Road Safety | 1968-11-27 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ucd.ie/legalmed/mbrs.html; Road Traffic Act 1968; S.I. No. 241/1968 | ||
| Drug Treatment Centre Board | 1988-04-22 | 2013-01-01 | Was preceded by the National Drug Advisory and Treatment Centre established as a charity in 1969. Absorbed into HSE on 1 January 2013 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.addictionireland.ie/; Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961 (No.27 of 1961); S.I. No.76 of 1988; S.I. No. 222 of 1991; S.I. No.296 of 1992; Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; S.I. No. 493/2012 |
| University of Limerick | 1989-06-22 | Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989. | McGauran et al. 2005; www.ul.ie; University of Limerick Act 1989; University of Limerick Act 1991; National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick Act 1980 | |
| Law Reform Commission | 1975-10-20 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.lawreform.ie/; Law Reform Commission Act 1975; S.I. No. 214/1975 | ||
| Local Government Computer Services Board | 1975-09-17 | 2012-08-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.lgcsb.ie/; Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971; S.I. No.212 of 1975; the LGCSB Establishment Order (Amendment) 2004; Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012; S.I. No. 287/2012; S.I. No. 288/2012 | |
| Bord Gáis Éireann | 1976-09-13 | 2014-06-20 | Established as Limited Company in 1975; converted to Statutory Corporation in 1976; Restructured as Ervia in 2014 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bordgais.ie/; Various Gas Acts from 1976 to 2002; S.I. No. 209/1976; ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014; S.I. No. 287/2014 |
| Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board | 1980-03-07 | 2009-01-01 | Replaced former non-statuatory Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education. Absorbed into HSE in 2009. | McGauran et al. 2005; Medical Practitioners Act 1978; Medical Practitioners Act 2007; S.I. No. 555/2008 |
| Medical Council | 1979-04-26 | McGauran et al. 2005;http://www.medicalcouncil.ie/;Medical Practitioners Act 1978 | ||
| 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 | |
| Screen Ireland | 1981-08-14 | Known as the Irish Film Board until renamed Screen Ireland in June 2018. Hiatus between 1987 and 1993 (see Dáil Éireann - Volume 373 - 25 June, 1987-- Estimates, 1987. - Vote 3: Department of the Taoiseach (Revised Estimate) and 'Higgins move to reactivate film board welcomed' P Woodworth, Irish Times, 31/03/1993). | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.irishfilmboard.ie/; Irish Film Board Act 1980; S.I. No. 282/1981; Irish Film Board (Amendment) Act 1993; Irish Film Board (Amendment) Act 1997; Irish Film Board (Amendment) Act 2000; National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015; S.I. No. 182/2018 | |
| Dublin City University | 1980-01-01 | Awarded University status in 1989 | http://www.dcu.ie/; National Institute For Higher Education, Dublin, Act, 1980; Dublin City University Act 1989 | |
| 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 | |
| Irish National Accreditation Board | 1995-02-01 | Orginally an autonomous division of Forfás, became a Committee of the Health and Safety Authority under the Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.inab.ie/; Industrial Development Act, 1993; Report of the Laboratory of the Dublin Region Public Analyst for the years 1995 and 1996, Eastern Health Board; Dáil Éireann - Volume 465 - 09 May, 1996 Private Members' Business. - National Standards Authority of Ireland Bill, 1996: Second Stage (Resumed); S.I. No. 294/1999; Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014 | |
| Dental Council | 1985-11-13 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.dentalcouncil.ie/; The Dentists Act 1985 | ||
| Combat Poverty Agency | 1986-09-15 | 2009-06-30 | McGauran et al. 2005; The Combat Poverty Agency Act 1986; S.I. No. 308/1986; Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 | |
| Health Research Board | 1986-08-14 | Amalgamation of the Medico-Social Research Board and the Medical Research Council of Ireland | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.hrb.ie/; S.I. No.279/1986; S.I. No.452/1986; S.I. No.115/2002; S.I. No.205/2002 | |
| National Statistics Board | 1986-02-01 | Was initially set up on a non-statutory basis in 1986; and was established on a statutory basis in 1994 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nsb.ie/; The Statistics Act 1993 | |
| Health and Safety Authority | 2005-09-01 | Replaced the 'National Authority for Occupational Health and Safety' (est. in 1989); renamed as 'Health and Safety Authority of Ireland' in 2005 (See Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.hsa.ie/; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts 1989 and 2005 | |
| Medico-Social Research Board | 1965-04-15 | 1986-01-01 | Merged with Medical Research Council of Ireland in 1986 to form the Health Research Board | Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961; S.I. No. 80/1965; S.I. No. 169/1974; S.I. No.279/1986; S.I. No. 450/1986; S.I. No. 452/1986; http://www.hrb.ie/ |
| National Treasury Management Agency | 1990-12-03 | In Feb 2010, NTMA took over from Dept of Finance responsibility for its shareholdings in credit instituions supported by State as a result of banking inquiry, and related functions dealing with restructuirng of banking sector to avoid any perception of political interference. The NTMA was restructured under the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014, granting the NTMA new functions relating to State bodies and assets and proposals for investment (whereby NTMA operates under the title ‘New Economy and Recovery Authority (or “NewERA”)’, and transferring functions of the National Development Finance Agency to NTMA. The Act also provided for the dissolution of the National Pensions Reserve Fund (to be replaced by the Irish Strategic Investment Fund). | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ntma.ie/; National Treasury Management Act 1990; S.I. No. 276/1990 | |
| Competition Authority | 1991-10-01 | 2014-10-31 | Took over functions of Restrictive Practices Commission in 1991. First established as a statutory non-departmental body but was converted to statutory corporation in 2002 (by the Competition Act 2002). Merged with the National Consumer Agency in 2014 to create the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.tca.ie/; Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997; S.I. No. 249/1991; Competition Acts 1991, 2002, 2006; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 |
| 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 | ||
| National Economic and Social Development Office | 2007-01-01 | In 2006 the following non-statutory bodies were dissolved and ncorporated into NESDO: National Economic and Social Council (NESC), the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF), and the National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP) | http://www.nesdo.ie/; National Economic and Social Development Act 2006 | |
| Bord Bia | 1994-12-01 | 1 July 2004: Responsibility for the development of the horticultural industry in Ireland, which rested with the former Bord Glas, was integrated into Bord Bia. 1 June 2009: The responsibility for seafood promotion in domestic and international markets was transferred from BIM (Bord Iascaigh Mharaigh) to Bord Bia. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bordbia.ie/; An Bord Bia Act 1994 and amendment acts: 1995, 1996, 2004 | |
| Bord Glas | 1990-03-22 | 2004-07-01 | Absorbed into Bord Bia in 2004 | http://www.bordbia.ie/; Bord Glas Act, 1990; An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act 2004 |
| National Milk Agency | 1994-12-30 | Prior to 1994: existed as Milk Boards (1936-1993) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nationalmilkagency.ie/; The Milk (Regulation of Supply) Act 1994; S.I. No. 409/1994 | |
| Irish Medicines Board | 1996-01-01 | 2014-07-01 | Replaced by the Health Products Regulatory Authority in July 2014 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.imb.ie/; Irish Medicine Board Act 1995; www.hpra.ie; Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; S.I. No. 205/2014 |
| Irish Export Board | 1959-09-01 | 1991-09-01 | Replaced Córas Tráchtála Teoranta (Limited Company); Merge with the Irish Goods Council to form Irish Trade Board 1991 | Export Promotion Act, 1959; Trade and Marketing Promotion Act 1991 |
| Irish Trade Board | 1991-09-01 | 1998-07-22 | Now part of Enterprise Ireland-merge with Forbairt | Trade and Marketing Promotion Act 1991; Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 |
| National Oil Reserves Agency | 1995-02-22 | Established in 1995 as a subsidiary of the Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited (INPC, est. in 1979). In 2007 established as state agency under the aegis of the Dept. of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | McGauran et al. 2005; Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited Act 2001; National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007; http://www.nora.ie/ | |
| Heritage Council | 1995-07-10 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/; Heritage Act 1995 | ||
| Criminal Assets Bureau | 1996-10-15 | http://www.garda.ie/cab.html; Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996 | ||
| National Council on Ageing and Older People | 1997-03-19 | 2009-09-01 | The Council was established in succession to the National Council for the Elderly (1990-1997) and the National Council for the Aged (1981-1990) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ncaop.ie/; S.I. No. 120/1997; Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 |
| Women's Health Council | 1997-06-24 | 2009-10-01 | On 1st October 2009, the Women's Health Council was subsumed into the Department of Health and Children. | McGauran et al. 2005; S.I. No. 278/1997; Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 |
| Enterprise Ireland | 1998-07-23 | Created from Forbairt (1994-secession from IDA) and and An Bord Tráchtála; A Subsidiary Body of Forfás until dissolution of Forfás in 2014 | McGauran et al. 2005; www.enterprise-ireland.com/; Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998; S.I. No.252/1998; S.I. No.127/1999; Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014; S.I. No. 304/2014 | |
| Food Safety Authority of Ireland | 1998-01-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; www.fsai.ie/; Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act 1998 | ||
| National Council for Curriculum and Assessment | 1987-12-08 | Put on statutory footing by Education Act 1998 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ncca.ie/; Written Answers - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. Tuesday, 8 April 1997, Dáil Éireann Debate, Vol. 477 No. 2; Education Act 1998; S.I. No. 470/1999 | |
| An Foras Teanga | 1999-12-02 | Also known as North/South Language Body. Is comprised of two agencies: Ulster-Scots Agency and Foras na Gaeilge, each of which has its own board, whose members together constitute the board of the An Foras Teanga | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.anforasteanga.ie/; the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999; the North-South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) Northern Ireland Order 1999 | |
| Commission for Regulation of Utilities | 2002-04-30 | Replaced the Commission for Electricity Regulation. Named the Commission for Energy Regulation until 2017. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.cer.ie/; Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002; S.I. No. 146/2002; Energy Act 2016; S.I. No. 397/2017 | |
| Courts Service | 1999-11-09 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.courts.ie/; Courts Service Act, 1998; S.I. No. 349/1999 | ||
| Equality Authority | 1999-10-18 | 2014-11-01 | Replaced the Employment Equality Agency which was set up in 1977 under the Employment Equality Act 1977. Merged with the Irish Human Rights Commission in 2014 to create the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.equality.ie/; The Employment Equality Act 1998; the Equal Status Act 2000; www.ihrec.ie; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014 |
| Foras na Gaeilge | 1999-12-02 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.gaeilge.ie/; the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999; the North-South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) Northern Ireland Order 1999 | ||
| Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission | 1999-12-02 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/index/north-south-bodies/foyle_carlingford-and-irish-lights.htm; North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (NI) Order 1999; and the British-Irish Agreement Acts 1999 and 2002 | ||
| InterTradeIreland | 1999-12-02 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.intertradeireland.com/; British-Irish Agreement Act 1999 | ||
| Irish Sports Council | 1999-07-01 | 2015-10-01 | Dissolved, merged into Sport Ireland | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/; Irish Sports Council Act 1999; S.I. No. 173/1999; Sport Ireland Act 2015; S.I. No. 415/2015 |
| National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery | 1999-11-01 | 2012-01-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; S.I. No. 376/1999; Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; S.I. No. 715/2011 | |
| Safe Food - Food Safety Promotion Board | 1999-12-02 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.safefoodonline.com/; British-Irish Agreement Act 1999; the North-South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) Northern Ireland Order 1999 | ||
| Special European Union Programmes Body (SEUPB) | 1999-12-02 | http://www.seupb.org/; the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999; the North-South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) Northern Ireland Order 1999 | ||
| Tha Boord O Ulstér-Scotch | 1999-12-02 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ulsterscotsagency.com/; the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999; the North-South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) Northern Ireland Order 1999 | ||
| Waterways Ireland | 1999-12-02 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.waterwaysireland.org/; the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999 | ||
| Western Development Commission | 1999-02-01 | Was established on a non-statutory basis in 1997 and became a statutory body in January 1999 on the basis of the Western Development Commission Act 1998 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.wdc.ie/; Western Development Commission Act 1998; S.I. No.9/1999 | |
| National Disability Authority | 2000-06-12 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nda.ie/; National Disability Authority Act 1999; S.I. No. 162/2000 | ||
| Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council | 2000-04-10 | Replaced the National Ambulance Advisory Council | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.phecit.ie/; S.I. No.108/2000; S.I. No. 109/2000; S.I. No.575/2004; S.I. No. 510/2005 | |
| Science Foundation Ireland | 2003-07-25 | Was established in 2000 as a sub-board of Forfás. In 2003 was established on a statutory basis | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.sfi.ie/; Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 | |
| Commission for Aviation Regulation | 2001-02-27 | 2023-05-01 | The Commission for Aviation Regulation was dissolved and its functions transferred to the Irish Aviation Authority on 1 May 2023 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.aviationreg.ie/; Aviation Regulation Act 2001; S.I. No. 219/2023 |
| Further Education and Training Awards Council | 2001-06-11 | 2012-11-06 | Is responisble for making awards previously made by BIM, Fáilte Ireland (CERT), FÁS, NCVA and Teagasc; will merge with HETAC and NQAI after 2008 budget | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.fetac.ie/; Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999; Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012; S.I. No. 436/2012; http://www.qualificationsandquality.ie/ |
| Higher Education and Training Awards Council | 2001-06-11 | 2012-11-06 | It is a successor body to the National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA) which was established in 1979 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.hetac.ie/; Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999; Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012; S.I. No. 436/2012; http://www.qualificationsandquality.ie/ |
| Horse Racing Ireland | 2001-12-18 | Succeeded the Irish Horseracing Authority (founded in 1994) and its predecessor the Racing Board (founded in 1945). Tote Ireland Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Horse Racing Ireland, with responsibility for the operation of a Totalisator on the 24 racecourses in the Republic of Ireland (http://www.tote.ie/). | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.goracing.ie/; Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001; | |
| 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 |
| National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission | 2001-04-02 | 2014-12-22 | Following the commencement of the relevant provisions of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014, the NPRF‘s investment mandate ended on 22 December 2014 with the establishment of the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), to which NPRC's assets were transferred. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nprf.ie/; National Pensions Reserve Fund Act 2000; National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014; S.I. No. 586/2014 |
| National Qualifications Authority of Ireland | 2001-02-01 | 2012-11-06 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nqai.ie/; Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999; Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012; S.I. No. 436/2012 | |
| Railway Procurement Agency | 2001-12-01 | 2015-08-01 | Dissolved, merged into Transport Infrastructure Ireland | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.rpa.ie/; Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001; Roads Act 2015; S.I. No. 297 of 2015 |
| Medical Research Board | 1986-10-31 | 1987-01-01 | This body was created to take over from the Medical Research Council of Ireland when it was dissolved on 31 October 1986. It was merged into the newly formed Health Research Board shortly thereafter. | S.I. No. 371/1986; S.I. No. 451 & 452/1986 |
| State Claims Agency | 2001-11-30 | National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2000; S.I. No. 526/2001; http://www.stateclaims.ie/ | ||
| Commission for Communications Regulation | 2002-12-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; Communications Regulation Act 2002; http://www.comreg.ie/ | ||
| Bord na gCapall | 1971-02-08 | 1989-05-09 | Horse Industry Act, 1970; S.I. No. 43/1971; Bord na gCapall (Dissolution) Act, 1989 | |
| Office of Tobacco Control | 2002-05-01 | 2011-01-01 | Set up on an administrative basis in late 2000 pending legislation and received statutory status in 01/05/2002, with the enactment of section 2 of the Public Health (Tobacco) Act, 2002; subsumed into the HSE on January 1, 2011 | McGauran et al. 2005; Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002; Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2010 |
| Mental Health Commission | 2002-04-05 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.mhcirl.ie/; Mental Health Act, 2001; S.I. No. 91/2002 | ||
| Family Support Agency | 2003-05-06 | 2014-01-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.fsa.ie/; Family Support Agency Act 2001; Child and Family Agency Act 2013 | |
| National Treatment Purchase Fund | 2002-04-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ntpf.ie/; S.I. No. 179/2004 | ||
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | 1824-01-01 | 2023-03-01 | Dates back to 1824 when the Ordnance Survey Office was set up. Ordnance Survey Ireland operated as part of the civil service under the Department of Finance from 1924 until 2002 when it became a commercial state enterprise under the Ordnance Survey Ireland Act 2001. Subsequently merged with the Property Registration Authority and the Valuation Office to form Tailte Éireann | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.osi.ie/; Ordnance Survey Ireland Act 2001; S.I. No. 73/2002; Tailte Éireann Act 2022 (No. 50 of 2022); S.I. No. 58/2023; https://http://www.valoff.ie/en/about-us/tailte-eireann/ |
| Agricultural Institute | 1958-05-23 | 1988-09-08 | Legislation drafted to dissolve the Agricultural Institute in 1977 (National Agricultural Advisory, Education and Research Authority Act, 1977); however, the Institute was never dissolved and its autonomy was legally secured under the Agriculture (An Chomhairle Oiliuna Talmhaiochta) Act, 1979. Finally dissolved in 1988, merged with An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta and the local committees of agriculture to form Teagasc | Agriculture (An Foras Talúntais) Act 1958; Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988 |
| An Bord Bainne | 1961-05-17 | 1975-03-28 | Took over functions of Butter Marketing Committee--export of butter. Then came to include export of all dairy products (from Department of Agriculture) in 1964. | Dairy Produce Marketing Act, 1961; S.I. No. 63/1975 |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | 2002-05-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; Sustainable Energy Act 2002; http://www.sei.ie/ | ||
| Fire Prevention Council | 1978-07-20 | 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. 206/1978; S.I. No. 327/1987 |
| 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/ |
| Córas Beostoic agus Feola | 1979-10-01 | 1994-12-01 | Created from dissolution of Córas Beostoic agus Feola Teoranta in 1979; Death by merge to form An Bord Bia 1994 | Córas Beostoic agus Feola Act 1979; An Bord Bia Act 1994 |
| Forfás | 1994-01-01 | 2014-07-31 | Body through which powers were delegated to IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland (2003). Took over functions of Industrial Development Authority and Eolas. Absorbed into Dept of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in 2014. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.forfas.ie/; Industrial Development Acts 1993-2003; Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014; S.I. No. 304/2014 |
| IDA Ireland | 1994-01-01 | A Subsidiary Body of Forfás until dissolution of Forfás in 2014 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.idaireland.com/; Industrial Development Act 1993; Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014; S.I. No. 304/2014 | |
| Eolas | 1988-01-01 | 1994-01-01 | Created by merge of National Board for Science and Technology and the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards | Science and Technology Act, 1987; Industrial Development Act 1993 |
| National Drugs Advisory Board | 1966-07-12 | 1996-01-01 | Replaced by Irish Medicines Board | McGauran et al. 2005; The Statutory Instrument No.163 of 1966; Statutory Instrument No. 291 of 1987; Statutory Instrument No.335 of 1980; Irish Medicines Board Act, 1995 |
| An Chomhairle Oiliúna | 1967-05-15 | 1988-01-01 | Merge w/ Youth Employment Agency and National Manpower Service into FAS | Industrial Training Act 1967, S.I. No. 117/1967; Labour Services Act 1987 |
| Comhairle | 2000-06-12 | 2007-03-30 | Became Citizens Information Board in 2007 | Comhairle Act, 2000; Citizens Information Act 2007; S.I. No. 141/2007 |
| Nuclear Energy Board | 1973-11-30 | 1992-04-01 | Functions transferred to Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland in 1992 | Nuclear Energy Act 1971; S.I. No. 319/1973; Radiological Protection Act, 1991 |
| Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland | 1992-04-01 | 2014-07-30 | RPI absorbed into EPA | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.rpii.ie/; Radiological Protection Act 1991; Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 |
| Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland | 2003-05-01 | 2010-10-01 | Created through restructuring of the Central Bank. Merged with Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority to create the Central Bank of Ireland in 2010 | McGauran et al. 2005; Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003; www.centralbank.ie; Central Bank Reform Act 2010; S.I. No. 469/2010 |
| 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 |
| Digital Hub Development Agency | 2003-07-21 | Was created in 2003 at the time of the dissolution of the Digital Media Development Limited | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.thedigitalhub.com/; Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003 | |
| Labour Relations Commission | 1991-01-21 | 2015-10-01 | Created following recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on Industrial Relations (CIR) (established in 1978). Merged into Workplace Relations Commission in October 2015. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.lrc.ie/; Industrial Relations Act 1990; S.I. No. 7/1991 |
| 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 | |
| National Roads Authority | 1993-12-23 | 2015-08-01 | Dissolved, merged into Transport Infrastructure Ireland | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nra.ie/; Roads Act 1993; S.I. No. 407/1993; Roads Act 2015; S.I. No. 297 of 2015 |
| Medical Registration Council | 1927-05-28 | 1979-04-26 | Replaced by Medical Council in 1979 | Medical Practitioners Act 1927, 1951, 1955, 1961, 1978 |
| Institute for Industrial Research and Standards | 1946-08-27 | 1988-01-01 | Set up as an independent Government sponsored organisation in 1946; reconstituted in 1961; Merge with National Board for Science & Technology to form Eolas | Industrial Research and Standards Acts 1946 & 1961; Science and Technology Act, 1987 |
| Fáilte Ireland | 2003-05-28 | McGauran et al. 2005; National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003; http://www.failteireland.ie/ | ||
| National Council for Special Education | 2003-12-24 | First established as an independent statutory body by order of the Minister for Education and Science in December 2003; formally established under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. | S.I. No.270/2004; Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; http://www.ncse.ie/ | |
| National Development Finance Agency | 2003-01-01 | In 2005 the role and functions of the NDFA were expanded to include a specialised procurement delivery function. In 2014, the NDFA was absorbed into the National Treasury Management Agency but is still operational under the same name. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ndfa.ie/; National Development Finance Agency Act, 2002; S.I. No. 617/2002; National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014; S.I. No. 586/2014; www.ntma.ie | |
| Commission for Public Service Appointments | 2004-10-19 | 2012-10-31 | Prior to 2004: similar functions were fulfilled by the Civil Service Commissioners (1956-2004) and Local Appointments Commissioners (1926-2004). In 2004 these bodies were dissolved and substituted by the Commission for Public Service Appointments | Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004; http://www.cpsa.ie/; Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012 |
| Commission for Taxi Regulation | 2004-09-01 | 2011-01-01 | Its powers were significantly extended on the basis of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Part3) (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No.610/2005) | Taxi Regulation Act 2003; S.I. No. 610/2005; Public Transport Regulation Act 2009; S.I. No. 614/2010 |
| Houses of the Oireachtas Commission | 2004-01-01 | Received authority and responsibility for provision of services to the Houses of the Oireachtas and their Committees from the ultimate authority of the Minister for Finance | Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003; http://www.oireachtas.ie/ | |
| National Haemophilia Council | 2004-06-22 | S.I. No.451/2004; http://www.nationalhaemophiliacouncil.ie/ | ||
| Health Education Bureau | 1975-01-30 | 1987-12-31 | S.I. No. 22/1975; S.I. No. 324/1987 | |
| Food Safety Advisory Board | 1995-06-22 | 1997-12-31 | Replaced by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (S.I. 524/1997) | S.I. No. 155/1995; S.I. No. 523/1997 |
| Forbairt | 1994-01-01 | 1998-07-22 | Subsidiary body of Forfas; merged with Irish Trade Board to form Enterprise Ireland | Industrial Development Act 1993; Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 |
| 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/ | ||
| Affordable Homes Partnership | 2005-08-01 | 2010-12-31 | The Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency has taken on some of the functions of the Affordable Homes Partnership | SI 383 of 2005; SI 293 of 2007; www.housing.ie/; Written Answers - State Agencies--Thursday, 20 January 2011 |
| An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta | 1979-07-20 | 1988-09-08 | Replaced and integrated the advisory services previously provided by the 27 county committees of agriculture and the education, the National Agricultural Authority & special advisory services of the Dept of Agriculture. Dissolved into Teagasc | Agriculture Act 1979; Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988 |
| Irish Horseracing Authority | 1994-12-01 | 2001-12-18 | replaced the Racing Board (1945-1994); replaced by Horse Racing Ireland | Irish Horseracing Industry Act, 1994; S.I. No. 391/1994; Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001 |
| National Agricultural Authority | 1977-07-04 | 1979-07-20 | Replaced An Foras Talúntais in 1977; Replaced by An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta (Council for Development in Agriculture) under Agriculture Act 1979 | National Agricultural Advisory, Education and Research Authority Act, 1977; Agriculture Act 1979 |
| Racing Board | 1945-06-22 | 1994-12-01 | Replaced the Board of Control for Mechanical Betting in Ireland in 1945; replaced by Irish Horseracing Authority in 1994 | Racing Board and Racecourses Act, 1945; Irish Horseracing Industry Act, 1994 |
| Health and Social Care Professionals Council | 2007-03-20 | Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; SI 124 of 2007; http://www.coru.ie/ | ||
| Health Service Executive | 2005-01-01 | Prior to 2004, services were delivered through a complex structure of ten regional Health Boards, the Eastern Regional Health Authority and a number of other agencies and organizations | Health Act 2004; http://www.hse.ie/ | |
| Commission for Railway Regulation | 2006-01-01 | Previously named the Railway Safety Commission, renamed as Commission for Railway Regulation in February 2016 | Railway Safety Act 2005; http://www.rsc.ie/; www.crr.ie; Public Transport Act 2016; S.I. No. 69/2016 | |
| Education Finance Board | 2006-02-17 | 2013-03-29 | The Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005; Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012; S.I. No. 96/2013; Written Answers, Wednesday, 22 January 2014, No. 80 - Departmental Bodies Establishment | |
| Grangegorman Development Agency | 2006-05-10 | The Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) is a statutory agency established in 2006 to redevelop the former St. Brendan’s Hospital grounds in Dublin City Centre. | http://www.ggda.ie/; Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005; S.I. No. 252/2006 | |
| An Foras Tionscal | 1952-01-01 | 1970-04-01 | Absorbed into Industrial Development Authority | Undeveloped Areas Act, 1952; Industrial Development Act, 1969 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Agency | 2001-10-02 | 2010-01-01 | Absorbed into HSE as HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.crisispregnancy.ie/; S.I. No. 446/2001; Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; S.I. No. 543/2009 |
| Blood Transfusion Service Board | 1965-04-15 | Previously a company known as the National Blood Transfusion Association (1948-1965). Also known as the Irish Blood Transfusion Services Board. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.giveblood.ie/; Statutory Instruments No.78 of 1965; No.209 of 1988; No.22 of 2000 | |
| National Cancer Registry | 1991-02-04 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.ncri.ie/; S.I. No. 19/1991; S.I. No. 293/1996 | ||
| Health Service Employers Agency | 1996-07-15 | 2005-01-01 | Absorbed into HSE | McGauran et al. 2005; S.I. No. 213/1996; Health Act 2004 |
| Dublin Dockland Development Authority | 1997-05-01 | 2016-03-01 | Dissolved | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.dublindocklands.ie/; Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997; Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015; S.I. No. 113/2016 |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara | 1952-04-24 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bim.ie/; Sea Fisheries Act 1952 and subsequent amendments | ||
| Údarás na Gaeltachta | 1980-01-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.udaras.ie/; The Údarás na Gaeltachta Acts 1979 to 1999; S.I. No. 424/1979 | ||
| Local Government Management Services Board | 1997-01-01 | 2012-08-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; www.lgmsb.ie/; S.I. No.410/1996; S.I. No. 289/2012; Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012; S.I. No. 287/2012 | |
| Gaeltarra Éireann | 1958-04-01 | 1980-01-01 | Took over administration of Rural Industries previously administered by the Gaeltacht Services Division. Replaced by Údarás na Gaeltachta-1980 | Gaeltacht Industries Acts, 1957 to 1977; Údarás na Gaeltachta Act, 1979 |
| Property Registration Authority | 2006-11-04 | 2023-03-01 | Replaced the Registrar of Deeds and Titles (est. in 1964) as the 'registering authority' in relation to property registration in Ireland. Subsequently merged with Ordnance Survey Ireland and Valuation Office into Tailte Éireann | Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006; http://www.landregistry.ie/eng/; Tailte Éireann Act 2022 (No. 50 of 2022); S.I. No. 58/2023; https://http://www.valoff.ie/en/about-us/tailte-eireann/ |
| Road Safety Authority | 2006-09-01 | Road Safety Authority Act 2006; http://www.rsa.ie/ | ||
| Teaching Council | 2006-03-28 | Replaced the Registration Council for Secondary Teachers | http://www.teachingcouncil.ie/; Teaching Council Act, 2001; S.I. No. 185/2006 | |
| Veterinary Council of Ireland | 2006-01-01 | Created by reconstitution of former Veterinary Council (1931-2006) | Veterinary Practice Act 2005; http://www.vci.ie/ | |
| Veterinary Council | 1931-11-10 | 2006-01-01 | Dissolved in 2006, replaced by Veterinary Council of Ireland | Veterinary Surgeons Act 1931; Veterinary Practice Act 2005 |
| Citizens Information Board | 2007-02-21 | Formerly known as the National Social Services Board (1984-2000) and Comhairle (2000-2007) | Citizens Information Act 2007; http://www.citizensinformationboard.ie/ | |
| Health Information and Quality Authority | 2007-04-21 | Integrated and expanded functions of two agencies: the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) (est. in 1999) and the Irish Health Services Accreditation Board (IHSAB) (est. in 2002) | Health Act 2007; http://www.hiqa.ie/ | |
| National Cancer Screening Services Board | 2007-01-01 | 2010-04-01 | Prior to 2007 was known as the National Breast Screening Board (established in 2004 as a statutory corporation); staff and liabilities transferred to the HSE | http://www.cancerscreening.ie/; S.I. No. 632/2006; Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; S.I. No. 118/2010 |
| National Breast Screening Board (II) | 2005-01-01 | 2007-01-01 | Replaced by National Cancer Screening Services Board under S.I. No. 632 & 633/2006 | S.I. 891/2004; S.I. No. 633/2006 |
| National Consumer Agency | 2007-05-01 | 2014-10-31 | Prior to 2007 was known as the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (est. in 1978), merged with Competition Authority in 2014 to create the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission | http://www.consumerconnect.ie/; Consumer Protection Act 2007; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 |
| National Paediatric Hospital Development Board | 2007-05-23 | S.I. No. 246/2007; http://www.newchildrenshospital.ie/index.cfm/page/NPHDB | ||
| National Sports Campus Development Authority | 2007-01-01 | 2015-10-01 | replaced Campus and Stadium Ireland Ltd. (CSID). Dissolved, merged into Sport Ireland 2015 | National Sports Campus Development Authority Act 2006; http://www.csid.ie/; Sport Ireland Act 2015; S.I. No. 415/2015 |
| Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority | 2007-01-01 | Prior to 2007, these function were exercised by the Seafood Control Division of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006; http://sfpa.oghamtech.ie/ | |
| Mass-Radiography Board | 1964-06-18 | 1975-04-01 | preceded by National Mass-Radiography Association Limited (1950-1964) | S.I. No. 152/1964; S.I. No. 59/1975 |
| Bord na Gaeilge | 1978-11-01 | 1999-12-02 | Merged into Foras na Gaeilge in 1999. | Bord na Gaeilge Act, 1978; the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999; the North-South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) Northern Ireland Order 1999 |
| National Board for Science and Technology | 1978-04-05 | 1988-01-01 | Merged with Institute for Industrial Research and Standards to form Eolas | National Board For Science and Technology Act, 1977; S.I. No. 78/1978; Science and Technology Act, 1987 |
| National Rehabilitation Board | 1967-12-20 | 2000-06-12 | Replaced the National Organisation for Rehabilitation; in 2000 dissolved and absorbed into Comhairle, Eastern Regional Health Authority, FÁS, and the National Disability Authority | S.I. No. 300/1967; S.I. No. 171/2000 |
| An Cheard-Chomhairle | 1960-04-11 | 1967-05-15 | regulated apprenticeships--functions taken over by AnCO | Apprenticeship Act, 1959; Industrial Training Act, 1967 |
| Irish Health Services Accreditation Board | 2002-05-01 | 2007-04-21 | Dissolved, merge into Health Information and Quality Authority | S.I. No. 160/2002; Health Act 2007 |
| Special Residential Services Board | 2003-11-07 | 2007-07-23 | Became the Children Acts Advisory Board | McGauran et al. 2005; Children Act 2001; Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007; http://www.caab.ie/ |
| Children Acts Advisory Board | 2007-07-23 | 2011-09-08 | Change of name from the Special Residential Services Board which was established on a statutory basis in 2003. | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007; Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011; S.I. No. 453/2011; http://www.caab.ie/ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| National Social Service Board (II) | 1984-07-19 | 2000-06-12 | Replaced by Comhairle | National Social Service Board Act, 1984; S.I. No. 185/1984; S.I. No. 19/1988; Comhairle Act, 2000 |
| Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission | 2007-05-09 | http://www.gardaombudsman.ie/; The Garda Síochána Act 2005 | ||
| Agricultural Wages Board | 1937-04-22 | 1977-02-28 | Replaced by a joint labour committee for agricultural workers | Agricultural Wages Act, 1936; Industrial Relations Act, 1976 |
| Dental Board | 1928-08-03 | 1985-11-13 | Replaced by Dental Council, funded by registration fees--like Law Society | Dentists Act 1928; Dentists Act, 1985; FitzGerald, 1963 |
| Independent Radio and Television Commission | 1988-10-17 | 2001-09-01 | Replaced by Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | Radio and Television Act, 1988; Broadcasting Act, 2001 |
| Bord Fáilte Éireann | 1955-07-01 | 2003-05-28 | Replaced An Bord Fáilte and Fógra Fáilte, added publishing/publicity functions. Replaced by National Tourism Development Authority (Fáilte Ireland) | Tourist Traffic Act 1955; National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003 |
| An Bord Scoláireachtaí Cómalairte | 1957-12-23 | 1992-02-03 | Replaced by the Ireland - United States Commission for Educational Exchange (The Fulbright Commission) | Scholarship Exchange (Ireland and the United States of America) Act, 1957; the Educational Exchange (Ireland and the United States of America) Act, 1991; http://www.fulbright.ie/ |
| General Medical Services (Payments) Board | 1972-07-28 | 2005-01-01 | Became part of HSE | S.I. No. 184/1972; Health Act 2004 |
| Pigs and Bacon Commission | 1940-01-01 | 1983-08-01 | replaced the Bacon Marketing Board and the Pigs Marketing Board; privatised 1983 | Pigs and Bacon (Amendment) Act, 1939; Seanad Éireann - Volume 102 - 30 November, 1983--State Guarantees Act, 1954 (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Order, 1983 |
| Hospitals Joint Services Board | 1965-07-14 | 1990-06-30 | Privatised--became part of Connacht Court group | Health (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1961; S.I. No. 157/1965; S.I. No. 140/1990; S.I. No. 145/1990 |
| National Community Development Agency | 1982-12-08 | 1984-07-19 | Replaced National Social Service Board (I); Replaced by National Social Service Board (II) | National Community Development Agency Act, 1982; National Social Service Board Act, 1984 |
| National Council for Educational Awards | 1980-07-16 | 2001-06-11 | Existed as an ad hoc body since 1972, replaced by HETAC | National Council for Educational Awards Act 1979; Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999 |
| Telefís na Gaelige | 2007-04-01 | Was established as a wholly owned subsidiary by RTE in 1996. It was established as independent public corporation in 2007 (Broadcasting Act 2001) | http://www.tg4.ie/bearla/; Broadcasting Act 2001 | |
| Employment Equality Agency | 1977-10-01 | 1999-10-18 | Replaced by the Equality Authority in 1999 | Employment Equality Act 1977; The Employment Equality Act 1998 |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (II) | 2007-05-01 | In May 2007 the old Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (est. in 1875) replaced by the new Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland which has an expanded remit as a regulator of pharmacy in Ireland | Pharmacy Act 2007; http://www.pharmaceuticalsociety.ie/ | |
| Dublin Transport Authority | 1986-11-12 | 1987-12-27 | Dublin Transport Authority Act, 1986; Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act, 1987 | |
| Dublin Metropolitan Streets Commission | 1987-02-01 | 1987-07-01 | Dublin Metropolitan Streets Commission Act, 1986; Dublin Metropolitan Streets Commission (Dissolution) Order, 1987 | |
| Central Midwives Board (II) | 1945-01-01 | 1951-06-07 | Merge w/General Nursing Council to form An Bord Altranais | Midwives Act, 1944; Nurses Act, 1950; Browne, R. Statutory Corporations and Commissions, in King, F.Public Administration in Ireland Vol. 1, 1944 |
| Pigs Marketing Board | 1935-09-02 | 1940-01-01 | Merged with Bacon Marketing Board to form Pigs and Bacon Commission | Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935; Pigs and Bacon (Amendment) Act, 1939; S.I. 409/1935 |
| Bacon Marketing Board | 1935-08-06 | 1940-01-01 | Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935; Pigs and Bacon (Amendment) Act, 1939; S.I. No. 262/1935 | |
| An Bord Fáilte | 1952-07-03 | 1955-07-01 | Replaced Irish Tourist Board; Replaced by Bord Fáilte Éireann | Tourist Traffic Act 1952; Tourist Traffic Act 1955 |
| Fógra Fáilte | 1952-01-01 | 1955-07-01 | Merge with An Bord Fáilte to form Bord Fáilte Éireann | Tourist Traffic Acts 1952 & 1955 |
| Irish Tourist Board | 1939-08-01 | 1952-07-03 | Replaced by An Bord Failte | Tourist Traffic Act, 1939; Tourist Traffic Act, 1952 |
| Dublin Rheumatism Clinic Board | 1980-05-08 | 1980-05-30 | Replaced the Dublin Rheumatism Clinic Association; staff, assets (excluding premises) liabilities etc. transferred to the St. James's Hospital Board upon dissolution. | S.I. No. 135/1980; S.I. No. 153/1980 |
| Comhairle na nOspidéal | 1972-06-29 | 2005-01-01 | Replaced by National Hospitals Office of the HSE | Health Acts 1970 & 2004; S.I. No. 164/1972 |
| Health Boards Executive | 2000-03-01 | 2005-01-01 | Death by merge into HSE | Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999; Health Act 2004 |
| Eastern Regional Health Authority | 2000-03-01 | 2005-01-01 | Replaced Eastern Health Board; Merged into HSE | McGauran et al. 2005; Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999; Health Act 2004 |
| Commission for Electricity Regulation | 1999-07-14 | 2002-12-01 | Replaced by Commission for Energy Regulation (responsibility for Gas added) | Electricity Regulation Act, 1999; Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002 |
| 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 | ||
| National Education Welfare Board | 2002-07-05 | 2014-01-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; Education (Welfare) Act 2000; http://www.newb.ie/; Child and Family Agency Act 2013 | |
| Pensions Board | 1990-12-21 | 2014-03-07 | Became the Pensions Authority in 2014 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.pensionsauthority.ie/; Pensions Act 1990; Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013; S.I. No. 103/2014 |
| State Examinations Commission | 2003-03-06 | The Commission assumed responsibility from the Dept. of Education and Science from 2003 onwards | McGauran et al. 2005; Education Act 1998; S.I. No.373/2003; http://www.examinations.ie/ | |
| Currency Commission | 1927-09-21 | 1943-02-01 | Replaced by Central Bank | Currency Act, 1927; Central Bank Act 1942; Pohl, M. & Freitag, S. (1994) 'Handbook on the history of European banks'. Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. |
| Central Bank | 1943-02-01 | 2003-05-01 | Replaced Currency Commission, replaced by Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland | Central Bank Act 1942; Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003; S.I. No. 505/1942 |
| Health Insurance Authority | 2001-02-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.hia.ie/; the Health Insurance Act 1994; the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001; the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2003 | ||
| Radio Éireann | 1960-06-01 | 1966-03-08 | Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960; S.I. No. 107/1960; Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1966 | |
| Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland | 1845-01-01 | 2014-10-16 | Pre-independence body but remit revised by legislation in 1961 and 1973. Dissolved in 2014 and functions transferred to the new Charities Regulatory Authority. | Charitable Donations and Bequests (Ireland) Act 1844; McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.charitycommissioners.ie/; Charities Acts 1961 & 1973; www.charitiesregulator.ie; Charities Act 2009; S.I. No. 456/2014; S.I. No. 457/2014 |
| Central Fisheries Board | 1980-10-22 | 2010-07-01 | Replaced Inland Fisheries Trust (and also took over functions of Boards of Conservators); replaced by Inland Fisheries Ireland | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.cfb.ie/; Fisheries Act 1980; Inland Fisheries Act 2010 |
| National Transport Authority | 2009-12-01 | http://www.nationaltransport.ie/; Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008; Public Transport Regulation Act 2009; S.I. No. 474/2009 | ||
| National Asset Management Agency | 2009-12-21 | http://www.nama.ie/; National Asset Management Agency Act, 2009 | ||
| Broadcasting Authority of Ireland | 2009-10-01 | 2023-03-15 | Created by merge of BCC and BCI. Subsequently replaced by Coimisiún na Meán | Broadcasting Act 2009; http://www.bai.ie/; Part 16 of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (No. 41 of 2022); S.I. No. 72/2023 |
| Great Southern Railway Company | 1924-11-12 | 1945-01-01 | Merged with Dublin United Transport to form Córas Iompair Éireann | S.I. No. 31/1924; Transport Act, 1944 |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland | 2010-07-01 | 'The replacement of the Central and seven Regional Fisheries Boards, the National Salmon Commission and the eight Fisheries Co-operative Societies with IFI is in keeping with the Government programme for the rationalisation of State bodies.'- DCENR Press Release, 1 July 2010 | Inland Fisheries Act 2010; http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/ | |
| Higher Education Authority | 1968-08-15 | Placed on a statutory footing in 1972 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.hea.ie/; Higher Education Authority Act 1971; 'Higher Education Authority Formed' Irish Times, 16 August 1968 | |
| National Standards Authority of Ireland | 1997-04-14 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nsai.ie/; National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 | ||
| Teagasc | 1988-09-08 | Took over the functions previously performed by the Agricultural Institute (An Foras Taluntais), An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta, and local committees of agriculture | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.teagasc.ie/; Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act 1988 | |
| Social Workers Registration Board | 2010-06-07 | Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 279/2010 | ||
| Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | 2001-09-01 | 2009-10-01 | Prior to 2001, existed under the name of the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) est. in 1988. Merged with BCC in 2009 to form Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bai.ie/; Radio and Television Act 1988; the Broadcasting Act 2001; the Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003; Broadcasting Act 2009 |
| Office of the Data Protection Commissioners | 1989-01-09 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.dataprotection.ie/; Data Protection Act 1988 and Data Protection Amendment Act 2003 | ||
| Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement | 2001-11-28 | 2022-07-07 | Replaced by the Corporate Enforcement Authority | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.odce.ie/; Company Law Enforcement Act 2001; the Companies Act 1963 to 2006; Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 |
| Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority | 2003-05-01 | 2010-10-01 | Under the auspices of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland until they merged in 2010 to form the Central Bank of Ireland | Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003; http://www.financialregulator.ie/; www.centralbank.ie; Central Bank Reform Act 2010; S.I. No. 469/2010 |
| Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation | 1997-03-10 | 2002-12-01 | Replaced by the Commission for Communications Regulation | Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1996; Communications Regulation Act, 2002 |
| Adoption Authority of Ireland | 2010-11-01 | Adoption Act 2010; http://www.aai.gov.ie/; 'New Adoption Authority Appointed' Irish Times, 1 November 2010 | ||
| Radiographers Registration Board | 2011-12-16 | Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 659/2011 | ||
| National Property Services Regulatory Authority | 2006-12-01 | http://www.npsra.ie/; 'Debate on property regulation bill to start in Seanad next week' Irish Times, 14 May 2009; Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 | ||
| Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland | 2012-11-06 | QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland) is an independent State agency responsible for promoting quality and accountability in education and training services in Ireland. | Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012; S.I. No. 436/2012; http://www.qualificationsandquality.ie/ | |
| Dietitians Registration Board | 2012-11-01 | Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 439/2012 | ||
| Occupational Therapists Registration Board | 2012-11-01 | Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 440/2012 | ||
| Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board | 2012-11-01 | Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 441/2012 | ||
| Insolvency Service of Ireland | 2013-03-01 | Personal Insolvency Act 2012; http://www.isi.gov.ie/ | ||
| Credit Union Restructuring Board | 2013-01-01 | As of December 2019, a Bill to dissolve the Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo) is before Seanad Éireann, Second Stage. | http://www.rebo.ie/; Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012; www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2019/10/ | |
| An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh Agus Scileanna | 2013-10-27 | SOLAS was established to develop and give strategic direction to the Further Education and Training Sector in Ireland. | Further Education and Training Act 2013; http://www.solas.ie/ | |
| Physiotherapists Registration Board | 2013-10-11 | Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 386/2013 | ||
| Child and Family Agency | 2014-01-01 | http://www.tusla.ie/; Child and Family Agency Act 2013; Press Release; Issued on Behalf of the Newly Established Children and Family Agency, 1 January 2014, http://www.dcya.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/documents/HSE_CFA_Press_Release20140101.htm | ||
| Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board | 2013-03-25 | The Board of the Fund oversees the use of cash contributions of up to €110m pledged by the religious congregations to support the needs of some 15,000 survivors of residential institutional child abuse | Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012; S.I. No. 95/2013; Written Answers, Wednesday, 22 January 2014, No. 80 - Departmental Bodies Establishment; http://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Agencies/Residential-Institutions-Statutory-Fund-Board.html; http://www.caranua.ie/ | |
| Pensions Authority | 2014-03-07 | Replaced the Pensions Board | http://www.pensionsauthority.ie/; Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013; S.I. No. 103/2014 | |
| Irish Land Commission | 1881-08-22 | 1999-03-31 | Existed under various forms under British government since 1881; took on some of the functions of the Congested Districts Board under Land Law (Commission) Act, 1923 | Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881; Land Law (Commission) Act, 1923; Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act, 1992; S.I. No. 75/1999; Seanad Éireann - Volume 134 - 21 October, 1992--Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Bill, 1989: Second Stage |
| Commissioners of Education in Ireland | 1813-07-10 | 1925-03-31 | Endowed Schools Act 1813 (53 Geo. Ill, c. 107); Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924; S.I. No. 22/1925 | |
| Exported Live Stock (Insurance) Board | 1940-07-13 | 1984-07-04 | Exported Live Stock (Insurance) Act, 1940; Exported Live Stock (Insurance) Act, 1984; Exported Live Stock (Insurance) Bill, 1942—Second Stage. Wednesday, 20 January 1943; Exported Live Stock (Insurance) Bill, 1984: Second Stage. Thursday, 28 June 1984 | |
| 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 | |
| Irish Fiscal Advisory Council | 2011-06-01 | Established on an interim basis in June 2011, and put on statutory footing under the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2012. | http://www.fiscalcouncil.ie/; Written Answers - Departmental Bodies, 1 May 2012, Dáil Éireann Debate, Vol. 763 No. 3; Fiscal Responsibility Act 2012 | |
| Office of the Controller of Plant Breeders' Rights | 1980-07-14 | Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act, 1980; http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmingsectors/crops/officeofthecontrollerplantbreedersrights/ | ||
| Ervia | 2014-06-20 | Holding company for Gas Networks Ireland and Irish Water | ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014; S.I. No. 287/2014 | |
| Sport Ireland | 2015-10-01 | Replaced the Irish Sports Council and National Sports Development Authority | www.sportireland.ie/; Sport Ireland Act 2015 | |
| Transport Infrastructure Ireland | 2015-08-01 | Replaced the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency | www.tii.ie; Roads Act 2015; Roads Act 2015 (Operational Name of National Roads Authority) Order 2015 | |
| Competition and Consumer Protection Commission | 2014-10-31 | Resulted from a merger of the Competition Authority and Consumer Protection Agency | www.ccpc.ie; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; S.I. No. 367/2014 - Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (Establishment Day) Order 2014 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Psychologists Registration Board | 2017-07-21 | www.coru.ie; Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 324/2017 | ||
| Medical Scientists Registration Board | 2016-10-17 | www.coru.ie; Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 531/2016 | ||
| Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board | 2018-11-30 | www.coru.ie; Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 500/2018 | ||
| Social Care Workers Registration Board | 2014-12-01 | www.coru.ie; Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 518/2014 | ||
| Podiatrists Registration Board | 2018-07-13 | http://www.coru.ie; Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; S.I. No. 239/2018 | ||
| Ireland Strategic Investment Fund | 2014-12-22 | ISIF has a statutory mandate to invest on a commercial basis in a manner designed to support economic activity and employment in Ireland. Its predecessor was the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF). | www.ntma.ie; www.isif.ie; National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014; S.I. No. 586/2014 | |
| Legal Services Regulatory Authority | 2016-10-01 | www.lsra.ie; Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; S.I. No. 507/2016 | ||
| Policing Authority | 2016-01-01 | www.policingauthority.ie; Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015; S.I. No. 611/2015 | ||
| Health Products Regulatory Authority | 2014-07-01 | Replaced the Irish Medicines Board | www.hpra.ie; Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; S.I. No. 205/2014 | |
| Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland | 2012-10-02 | NMBI replaced An Bord Altranais (Irish Nursing Board) | www.nmbi.ie; Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; S.I. No. 385/2012 | |
| 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 | |
| Charities Regulatory Authority | 2014-10-16 | www.charitiesregulator.ie; Charities Act 2009; S.I. No. 456/2014; S.I. No. 457/2014 | ||
| Central Bank of Ireland | 2010-10-01 | Replaced the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland and Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority | www.centralbank.ie; Central Bank Reform Act 2010; S.I. No. 469/2010 | |
| Children's Health Ireland | 2018-12-04 | Children’s Health Ireland was established on 4th December 2018 to take over responsibility for services currently provided by Dublin’s three children’s hospitals and run the new children’s hospital in due course. | www.newchildrenshospital.ie/the-project/the-childrens-hospital-group; Children's Health Act 2018; S.I. No. 506/2018 | |
| Land Development Agency | 2018-09-14 | 2022-03-31 | www.lda.ie; S.I. No. 352/2018; S.I. No. 144/2022 | |
| 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 | |
| Rásaíocht Con Éireann | 2020-10-01 | Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI)/ Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) (formerly known as the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB)/Bord na gCon) - is a commercial semi-state body responsible for the control and development of the greyhound industry in the Republic of Ireland | Greyhound Racing Act 2020 (No. 15 of 2019); S.I. No. 399/2020; https://www.grireland.ie/About-GRI/news/igb-rebrands-to-gri/ | |
| Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority | 2021-02-01 | The general functions of the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority ('the Regulator') are to: (a) establish and maintain a register of approved housing bodies (AHBs); (b) register persons as AHBs; (c) prepare draft standards for approval by the Minister and publish the approved standards; (d) monitor and assess compliance by AHBs, in particular the approved standards; (e) carry out investigations; (f) protect tenants and AHBs and cancel the registration of AHBs; (g) encourage and facilitate the better governance, administration and management, including corporate governance and financial management, of AHBs by the provision of such information and advice, in such form and manner, as the Regulator considers appropriate; (h) with a view to promoting awareness and understanding, make available such information as appears to the Regulator to be expedient to give to the public; (i) collect such information concerning AHBs as the Regulator considers necessary and appropriate for the purposes of the performance of the Regulator’s functions; and (j) publish such information (including statistical information) concerning AHBs as the Regulator considers appropriate | Section 7 of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (No. 47 of 2019); S.I. No. 27/2021 | |
| 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 | |
| Technological University Dublin | 2019-01-01 | Technological University Dublin was an amalgamation of the prior Dublin Institute of Technology with the Institutes of Technology Blanchardstown and Tallaght | Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); S.I. No 437/2018 | |
| Munster Technological University | 2021-01-01 | Munster Technological University was an amalgamation of the prior Cork and Tralee Institutes of Technology | Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); S.I. No. 568/2020 | |
| Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest | 2021-10-01 | Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest was an amalgamation of the prior Athlone and Limerick Institutes of Technology | Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); S.I. No. 360/2021 | |
| National College of Art and Design | 1971-12-01 | The origins of the College date from 1746 when Robert West had a private drawing school in George's Lane, Dublin, which was taken over by the Dublin Society (later the RDS). From 1854 the institution was controlled by the Department of Science and Art, London. In 1877 it was renamed The Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. The Department of Education took control in 1924, and twelve years later it became the National College of Art. On 1 May 1972 the National College of Art and Design was established under an Act of the Oireachtas passed on 1 December 1971 | https://www.ncad.ie/about/; National College of Art and Design Act 1971 (No. 28 of 1971); S.I. No. 108/1972 | |
| Atlantic Technological University | 2022-04-01 | Atlantic Technological University amalgamated the previous institutes of technology of Galway-Mayo, Letterkenny and Sligo. St Angela's College, Sligo, was also incorporated later | Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); S.I. No. 56/2022; S.I. No. 356/2023 | |
| South East Technological University | 2022-05-01 | South East Technological University amalgamated the previous Waterford and Carlow Institutes of Technology | Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); S.I. No. 175/2022 | |
| Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland | 1900-01-01 | 1931-04-01 | The Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland was established as a separate department for Ireland prior to 1922, the functions of which continued for a period following independence. This body had a broad mandate with respect to the development of agriculture and industry, encompassing educational, regulatory, funding and statistical functions. Certain functions of this body were transferred to the Department of Lands in 1924 and Education and Fisheries in 1927. This body was dissolved in 1931 and its remaining functions transferred to the Departments of Agriculture and Industry and Commerce | Agriculture and Technical Instruction (Ireland) Act 1899 (62 & 63 Vict.), Ch. 50; Agriculture Act 1931 (No. 8 of 1931) |
| Corporate Enforcement Authority | 2022-07-07 | The Corporate Enforcement Authority's functions include: promoting compliance with company law; investigating instances of suspected breaches of company law; taking appropriate enforcement action in response to identified breaches of company law; supervising the activities of liquidators of insolvent companies; and operating a regime of restriction and disqualification undertakings in respect of directors of insolvent companies. The CEA replaced the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement | https://cea.gov.ie/en-ie/About; Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (No. 48 of 2021); S.I. No. 337/2022 | |
| Electoral Commission | 2023-02-09 | The Electoral Commission was established to fulfil a broad range of functions in relation to elections, referenda and the political system, including the regulation of online political advertising. It replaced the Referendum Commission | Electoral Commission Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023 | |
| Tailte Éireann | 2023-03-01 | Tailte Éireann is responsible for providing an authoritative property registration system, national mapping and surveying infrastructure and property valuation services for the State. As such, it is the primary national source of property information and geo-spatial data. Tailte Éireann merged the functions of the previous Property Registration Authority, Ordnance Survey Ireland and the Valuation Office | Tailte Éireann Act 2022 (No. 50 of 2022); S.I. No. 58/2023; https://www.valoff.ie/en/about-us/tailte-eireann/ | |
| Coimisiún na Meán | 2023-03-15 | Coimisiún na Meán assumed the functions of the prior Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. It has also been mandated to establish a regulatory framework for online safety, to update the regulation of television broadcasting and video on-demand. It will also facilitate the transposition of relevant EU directives into Irish law | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (No. 41 of 2022); Broadcasting Act 2009 (No. 18 of 2009) (as amended); S.I. No. 72/2023; https://www.cnam.ie/about-us/ | |
| Maritime Area Regulatory Authority | 2023-07-17 | MARA administers a streamlined consenting system for the maritime area, including: Assessing Maritime Area Consent (MAC) applications for the maritime area, which are required by developers before development permission can be granted; granting marine licencing for specified activities; compliance and enforcement of MACs; licenses and offshore development consents; investigations and prosecutions; administration of the existing Foreshore consent portfolio; and fostering & promoting co-operation between regulators of the maritime area. | Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (No. 50 of 2021); S.I. No. 369/2023; https://www.maritimeregulator.ie/ | |
| An Rialálaí Agraibhia | 2023-12-13 | An Rialálaí Agraibhia has two main functions: a price and market analysis and reporting function, and a regulatory enforcement function concerning the enforcement of prohibited unfair trading practices | Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023 (No. 19 of 2023); https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/49ccd-minister-mcconalogue-announces-the-ceo-designate-for-an-rialalai-agraibhia/ | |
| An Ghníomhaireacht um Fhoréigean Baile, Gnéasach agus Inscnebhunaithe | 2024-01-01 | Cuan is tasked with planning, coordinating and monitoring the development of refuge accommodation for victims of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence, and to perform related functions | Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023 (No. 31 of 2023); S.I. No. 668/2023; https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/1da52-minister-mcentee-opens-cuan-the-new-statutory-domestic-sexual-and-gender-based-violence-agency/ |