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8 results
Name
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| Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | 2016-07-07 | 2017-08-01 | Creation of new Department by Enda Kenny following election 2016 and minority government. Formerly Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | Creation: S.I. No. 357/2016; Termination: S.I. No. 350/2017; Dail Debates 6 May 2016 www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-05-06/8/ ; www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Culture,_Heritage_and_the_Gaeltacht Note: Name announced by Taoiseach was Rural Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht but SI was Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. |
| Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | 2017-08-01 | 2020-09-30 | New Department following election of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach; succeeds Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Rural affairs function formally moves to new Department of Community and Rural Affairs in 2018. Subsequently replaced by Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Heritage responsibilities also transferred to new Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | S.I. No. 350/2017 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/350; Also http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/165/made/en/print; S.I. No. 403/2020; S.I. No. 339/2020 |
| Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | 2011-06-02 | 2016-07-07 | Creation: S.I. No. 220/2011; Termination: S.I. No. 357/2016; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/ | |
| Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation | 2017-09-02 | 2020-11-10 | New Department created following election of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach, succeeds Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Subsequently replaced by Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (II) | S.I. No. 364/2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/364; S.I. No. 519/2020 |
| Department of Social Protection (II) | 2020-10-21 | Replaced Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection | S.I. No. 447/2020; https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-social-protection/ | |
| Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection | 2017-09-02 | 2020-10-21 | New Department created to replace Department of Social Protection (I). Subsequently replaced by Department of Social Protection (II). Employment Affairs responsibilities also moved to new Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | S.I. No 366/2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/366; S.I. No. 447/2020; S.I. No. 438/2020 |
| Department of Rural and Community Development | 2017-07-19 | Creation of new department, taking Rural Affairs from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and Community from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. Islands-related responsibilities transferred to this Department on 23 September 2020 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/act/18 S.I. No. 165/2018 - Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2018, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/165 S.I. No. 348/2017 - Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/348 S.I. No. 357/2017 - Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/357 S.I. No. 354/2017 - Rural Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/354; S.I. No. 379/2020 | |
| Department of Justice (II) | 2020-11-01 | Replaced Department of Justice and Equality | S.I. No. 452/2020; http://www.justice.ie/ |