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6 results
Name
| From
| To
| Description
| Source
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 2007-10-20 | 2011-10-17 | S.I. No. 705/2007; S.I. No. 455/2011 | |
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | 2011-10-17 | S.I. No. 455/2011; http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/ | ||
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government | 2016-07-23 | 2017-08-01 | Creation of new Department following 2016 General Election. Successor of Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government | S.I. No. 394/2016 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/si/394 www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-05-06/8/ |
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 |
Department of Foreign Affairs (III) | 2020-09-24 | Replaced Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | S.I. No. 382/2020; https://www.dfa.ie/ | |
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (II) | 2020-11-10 | Replaced Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation | S.I. No. 519/2020; https://www.enterprise.gov.ie/en/ |