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Name
| From
| To
| Description
| Source
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Foreign Affairs (II) | 1971-03-03 | 2011-06-02 | http://www.dfa.ie/; S.I. No. 158/1971; S.I. No. 246/2011 | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | 2011-06-02 | 2020-09-24 | Succeeded by Department of Foreign Affairs (II) | http://www.dfa.ie/; S.I. No. 246/2011; S.I. No. 382/2020 |