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Name
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| Description
| Source
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| Department of Public Expenditure and Reform | 2011-07-06 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011; S.I. No. 401/2011; http://per.gov.ie/ | ||
| Department of Finance | 1924-06-01 | Dept of Finance took over responsibility for e-government from Dept of Taoiseach in 2008 | http://www.finance.gov.ie/; Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 |