User:Jnestorius/List of changes in Irish government departments

This is a list of changes to the names and responsibilities of departments of state and corresponding ministers in the Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland.

Table of changes

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See Alphabetical list of orders made under section 6 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 (eISB)

This table includes:

  • Creation, renaming and abolition of departments
  • Reallocation of functions from one department to another

It does not include:

  • Creation of new functions for a department
  • Abolition of previous functions for a department, e.g. by privatization or abolition of a subsidiary body.
Date Enacted Date in force Act / S.I. Ref Change Old department / name New department / name Area
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (i) Redefined President of the Executive Council as specified in the Constitution; and state papers
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (ii) Redefined Finance Finance public finance, collection and expenditure of revenues; Revenue Commissioners, Paymaster General, Government Actuary, Commissioners of Public Works, Civil Service Commission, Commissioner of Valuation and Boundary Surveyor, Ordnance Survey, Teachers' Pension Office, Stationery Office, Old Age Pensions, Post Office Savings Bank, Registrar of Friendly Societies
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (iii) Redefined Home Affairs Justice "law, justice, public order and police"; Police, Prisons Board, District Courts, Public Record Office, Registry of Deeds, Land Registry, Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (iv) Redefined Local Government Local Government and Public Health "local government, public health, relief of the poor, care of the insane (including insane criminals), health insurance, elections to each House of the Oireachtas, elections to local bodies and authorities, registration of voters, maintenance of public roads, and highways, registration of births, deaths and marriages, and vital statistics"
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (v) Redefined Education Education "Education, including primary, secondary and university education, vocational and technical training, endowed schools, reformatories, and industrial schools"; Geological Survey, National Museum, National Library, National Gallery, Meteorological Services.
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (vi) Redefined Agriculture Lands and Agriculture "agriculture and lands, including the fixing of rents and tenure of lands, acquisition by occupying tenants of full ownership by means of public funds, enlargement and other economic improvement of holdings of land, purchase of land for distribution by way of re-sale, relief of rural congestion and like uneconomic conditions, promotion of agriculture by means of educational grants, and of lectures on special subjects, agricultural statistics, forestry, veterinary services, survey and mapping of land"; Land Commission, Royal Veterinary College of Ireland, Forestry Commission, Royal Botanic Gardens
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (vii) Redefined Industry and Commerce Industry and Commerce "trade, commerce, industry, and labour, industrial and commercial organisations and combinations, industrial and commercial statistics, transport, shipping, natural resources"
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (viii) Redefined Fisheries Fisheries "fisheries, including deep-sea fisheries, tidal waters fisheries, coastal fisheries, inland waters fisheries, and industries connected with or auxiliary to the same";
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (ix) Redefined Postmaster General Posts and Telegraphs "posts, telegraphs, and telephones";
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (x) Redefined Defence Defence "raising, training, organisation, maintenance, equipment, management, discipline, regulation, and control according to law of the Military Defence Forces of Saorstát Eireann"
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §1 (xi) Redefined External Affairs External Affairs "communications and transactions between the Government of Saorstát Eireann and the Government of any other state or nation, diplomatic and consular representation of Saorstát Eireann in any country or place, international amenities, the granting of passports and of visés to passports"
1924-04-21 1924-04-21 Act 1924/0016 §6 Redefined Attorney General "the business, powers, authorities, duties and functions formerly vested in or exercised by the Attorney-General for Ireland, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, the Attorney-General for Southern Ireland, the Solicitor-General for Southern Ireland, the Law Adviser to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland"
1926-02-12 1926-03-01 S.I. 1926/0012 Transfer Finance Industry and Commerce Registrar of Friendly Societies
1927-07-20 1927-07-22 S.I. 1927/0055 Transfer Lands and Agriculture Fisheries Irish Land Commission
1928-02-10 1928-04-01 S.I. 1928/0004 Transfer Education Industry and Commerce Geological Survey in Ireland
1928-06-28 1928-09-01[1] Act 1928/0006 §2 Rename Lands and Agriculture Agriculture
1928-06-28 1928-09-01[1] Act 1928/0006 §3 Rename Fisheries Lands and Fisheries
1933-12-01 1933-12-01 S.I. 1933/0158 Transfer Agriculture Lands and Fisheries Forestry
1934-03-27 1934-04-01 S.I. 1934/0040 §§4–6 Transfer Lands and Fisheries Agriculture Fisheries
1934-03-27 1934-04-01 S.I. 1934/0040 §§7–8 Rename Lands and Fisheries Lands Fisheries
1936-10-09 1936-10-09 S.I. 1936/0276 Transfer Education Industry and Commerce Meteorological service
1937-07-01 1937-12-29 Constitution Art 28.5.1° and Art 56.1 Rename President of the Executive Council Taoiseach
1939-12-21 1939-09-08[2] Act 1939/0036 New Supplies "supplies and services essential to the life of the community"
1940-04-23 1940-04-23 S.I. 1940/0142 Transfer Industry and Commerce Supplies Control of Prices Act, 1937
1941-01-21 1941-01-21 S.I. 1941/0029 Transfer Agriculture Supplies Maximum price of milk
1941-06-10 1941-06-10 S.I. 1941/0285 Transfer Industry and Commerce Finance Turf
1941-07-22 1941-07-22 S.I. 1941/0369 Transfer Industry and Commerce Supplies Scrap Iron (Control of Export) Act, 1938
1943-03-02 1943-03-03 S.I. 1943/0054 Transfer Finance Supplies Turf
1943-07-13 1943-07-13 S.I. 1943/0267 Transfer new Education Genealogical Office
1944-07-14 1944-08-01 S.I. 1944/0218 Rename (Changed the Irish names of all departments)
1945-07-11 1945-08-01[3] Act 1945/0021 §3(a) Transfer Supplies Industry and Commerce all functions
1945-07-11 1945-08-01[3] Act 1945/0021 §3(b) Abolished Supplies
1946-12-24 1947-01-22[4] Act 1946/0038 §2 New Health
1946-12-24 1947-01-22[5] Act 1946/0038 §3 New Social Welfare
1947-01-21 1947-01-22 S.I. 1947/0016 Rename Local Government and Public Health Local Government
1947-01-21 1947-01-22 S.I. 1947/0018 Schedule Refs 1, 11 Transfer Finance Social Welfare Old Age Pensions (funding)
1947-01-21 1947-01-22 S.I. 1947/0018 Schedule Refs 2, 4, 7, 10, 15 Transfer Local Government and Public Health Social Welfare Old Age Pensions (disbursement), National Health Insurance, Widows' and Orphans' Pensions
1947-01-21 1947-01-22 S.I. 1947/0018 Schedule Refs 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16 Transfer Industry and Commerce Social Welfare Labour Exchanges,Unemployment Insurance, Unemployment Assistance, Children's Allowances
1947-02-18 1947-02-18 S.I. 1947/0041 Transfer Finance Local Government Remuneration of Barrow Drainage Board members
1947-03-11 1947-03-18 S.I. 1947/0058 Transfer Local Government Health public health, sanitation inspection, hospitals, professional medical certification
1947-05-06 1947-05-06 S.I. 1947/0161 Transfer Industry and Commerce Social Welfare Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934
1947-08-19 1947-08-19 S.I. 1947/0288 Transfer Social Welfare Health National Health Insurance (Termination of Sanatorium Benefit and Abolition of Insurance Committees) Regulations, 1934
1947-10-10 1947-10-15 S.I. 1947/0329 Transfer Local Government Social Welfare School Meals, home assistance, Blind Welfare
1947-12-19 1948-01-01 S.I. 1947/0417 Transfer Health Agriculture Inspection of abattoirs, dairies, veterinary inspection
1949-03-25 1949-04-01 S.I. 1949/0078 Transfer new Agriculture Wheat and Flour imports
1949-05-13 1949-06-01 S.I. 1949/0142 Transfer Industry and Commerce Taoiseach Statistics Acts, 1926 and 1946
1949-09-20 1949-09-27 S.I. 1949/0256 Transfer Local Government Health Anatomy Act 1832, public health, workhouses, mental hospitals, fever hospitals
1950-05-23 1950-06-12 S.I. 1950/0138 Transfer Justice Health Dangerous Drugs, Cruelty to Animals, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
1951-09-21 1951-10-01 S.I. 1951/0284 Transfer Agriculture Industry and Commerce Wheat and Flour imports
1954-06-14 1954-06-14 S.I. 1954/0125 Transfer new Local Government Oifig na Gaeltachta agus na gCeantar gCúng
1956-06-05 1956-07-02[6] Act 1956/0021 §3 New Gaeltacht
1956-10-03 1956-10-15 S.I. 1956/0257 Transfer Lands Gaeltacht promotion of rural industries in the Gaeltacht, Housing, Arramara [[[Seaweed]] company]
1956-11-30 1956-11-30 S.I. 1956/0304 Transfer Local Government Gaeltacht Oifig na Gaeltachta agus na gCeantar gCúng
1957-02-08 1957-04-01 S.I. 1957/0016 Transfer Education Gaeltacht Education in the Gaeltacht; Irish colleges; Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe; Irish Folklore Commission.
1957-04-02 1957-04-09 S.I. 1957/0067 Transfer Agriculture Lands Fisheries
1957-10-04 1958-04-01 S.I. 1957/0193 Transfer Gaeltacht Education Irish Folklore Commision
1958-07-15 1958-07-15 S.I. 1958/0157 Transfer Industry and Commerce Finance power to appoint a harbour master for Dún Laoghaire, Dunmore East, and Howth
1958-09-02 1958-09-15 S.I. 1958/0186 Transfer Justice Lands Game Preservation Act, 1930
1958-09-30 1958-09-30 S.I. 1958/0202 Transfer Local Government Health Power to abolish county infirmaries and county fever hospitals
1959-07-27 1959-07-27[7] Act 1959/017 §2 New Transport and Power
1959-07-27 1959-07-27 S.I. 1959/0125 Transfer Industry and Commerce Transport and Power Transport, Fuel and Power
1960-09-13 1960-09-13 S.I. 1960/0198 §§3–8 Transfer Industry and Commerce Transport and Power public service vehicle licences, public works planning, alcohol licences, property of deceased seamen, etc.
1960-09-13 1960-09-13 S.I. 1960/0198 §9 Transfer Transport and Power Industry and Commerce [[Customs-free airport manufacturing
1961-03-10 1961-03-10 S.I. 1961/0062 Transfer Transport and Power Industry and Commerce Customs-free airport manufacturing
1961-07-28 1961-08-01 S.I. 1961/0158 Transfer Industry and Commerce Agriculture Wheat imports
1961-10-31 1961-10-31 S.I. 1961/0246 Transfer Industry and Commerce Transport and Power Tourism
1961-11-21 1961-11-27 S.I. 1961/0259 Transfer Justice Lands Wild Birds Protection Act, 1930
1965-04-27 1965-05-03 S.I. 1965/0083 Transfer Lands Agriculture Fisheries
1965-05-25 1965-05-25 S.I. 1965/0125 Transfer Industry and Commerce Transport and Power Quarantine of vehicles
1965-07-06 1965-07-06 S.I. 1965/0146 Rename Agriculture Agriculture and Fisheries
1966-07-12 1966-07-13[8] Act 1966/0018 §2 New Labour
1966-07-12 1966-07-13[8] S.I. 1966/0164 Transfer Industry and Commerce Labour Work permits, employment conditions, industrial relations
1966-09-20 1966-10-03 S.I. 1966/0214 Transfer Social Welfare Labour Labour Exchanges
1967-06-30 1967-06-30 S.I. 1967/0175 Transfer Social Welfare; Industry and Commerce Labour Unemployment assistance officer; Price controls, Hire Purchase regulations
1968-07-24 1968-07-24 S.I. 1968/0158 Transfer Industry and Commerce Finance Hire-Purchase
1968-10-22 1968-10-22 S.I. 1968/0219 Transfer Transport and Power Industry and Commerce Shannon Free Airport Development Company (SFADCO)
1970-11-24 1970-11-24 S.I. 1970/0277 Transfer new Local Government Oil Pollution Clearance
1971-03-02 1971-03-03 S.I. 1971/0158 Rename External Affairs Foreign Affairs
1972-03-21 1972-04-01 S.I. 1972/0083 Transfer Social Welfare Health blind persons
1973-07-17 1973-11-01[9] Act 1973/0014 §3 New Public Service Public Service Advisory Council; "The Department of Finance and the Department of the Public Service shall be assigned to the same person."
1972-07-25 1972-08-01 S.I. 1972/0183 Transfer Health Social Welfare home assistance, fuel inspector
1973-03-23 1973-04-01 S.I. 1973/0078 Transfer Finance Defence Air-raid Precautions Services (Compensation for Personal Injuries)
1973-09-30 1973-10-01 S.I. 1973/0294 Transfer Finance Public Service Public Service
1977-02-08 1977-02-08 S.I. 1977/0028 Transfer Lands Agriculture and Fisheries Irish Land Commission
1977-02-08 1977-02-09 S.I. 1977/0029 Rename Lands Fisheries
1977-02-08 1977-02-08 S.I. 1977/0030 Transfer Agriculture and Fisheries Lands Fisheries
1977-02-08 1977-02-09 S.I. 1977/0031 Rename Agriculture and Fisheries Agriculture
1977-08-16 1977-08-17 S.I. 1977/0269 Rename Local Government Environment
1977-09-13 1977-09-13 S.I. 1977/0295 Transfer Transport and Power Industry and Commerce Energy (Gas, Electricity, Hydroelectricity)
1977-09-23 1977-09-23 S.I. 1977/0305 Rename Transport and Power Tourism and Transport
1977-09-23 1977-09-23 S.I. 1977/0306 Rename Industry and Commerce Industry, Commerce and Energy
1977-12-06 1978-01-01[10] Act 1977/0027 §2 New Economic Planning and Development "economic and social planning"
1978-07-14 1978-07-15 S.I. 1978/0195 Rename Fisheries Fisheries and Forestry
1978-08-16 1978-09-01 S.I. 1978/0232 Transfer Industry, Commerce and Energy Agriculture Wine regulation
1980-01-02 1980-01-01[2] S.I. 1980/0001 Transfer Economic Planning and Development Finance all functions
1980-01-15 1980-01-24 S.I. 1980/0008 Transfer Tourism and Transport Industry, Commerce and Tourism Tourism
1980-01-15 1980-01-22 S.I. 1980/0009 Transfer Industry, Commerce and Energy Energy Gas, Electricity, Turf, Hydroelectricity, Minerals, Geological Survey, Petroleum
1980-01-15 1980-01-23 S.I. 1980/0010 Rename Industry, Commerce and Energy Industry, Commerce and Tourism
1980-01-15 1980-01-25 S.I. 1980/0011 Rename Tourism and Transport Transport
1980-01-15 1980-01-21 S.I. 1980/0012 Rename Economic Planning and Development Energy
1980-02-12 1980-02-12 S.I. 1980/0037 Transfer Finance Taoiseach National Board for Science and Technology
1980-02-26 1980-02-26 S.I. 1980/0055 Transfer Finance Agriculture Siúcra Éireann
1980-02-26 1980-02-26 S.I. 1980/0056 Transfer Finance Agriculture Racing Board and Racecourses
1980-07-22 1980-07-23 S.I. 1980/0257 Transfer Justice Environment Rent Restrictions
1981-06-19 1981-01-01[2] S.I. 1981/0225 Transfer Transport Industry, Commerce and Tourism Shannon Free Airport Development Company
1981-08-19 1981-08-20 S.I. 1981/0288 Transfer Industry, Commerce and Tourism Energy cement, industrial alcohol, NET, SFADCO, Irish Steel, Irish Film Board, IDA,
1981-08-19 1981-08-21 S.I. 1981/0289 Rename Energy Industry and Energy
1981-08-19 1981-08-21 S.I. 1981/0290 Rename Industry, Commerce and Tourism Trade, Commerce and Tourism
1981-12-08 1982-01-01 S.I. 1981/0417 Transfer Labour Transport Road Transport Regulations (rest periods for drivers)
1982-11-16 1983-01-01 S.I. 1982/0327 Transfer Justice Health Adoption
1983-01-21 1983-01-21 S.I. 1983/0021 Transfer Trade, Commerce and Tourism Industry and Energy safety standards of goods and equipment
1983-03-15 1983-03-15 S.I. 1983/0080 Transfer Taoiseach Industry and Energy National Board for Science and Technology
1983-12-09 1984-01-01 S.I. 1983/0358 Transfer Education Health industrial schools (except St. Joseph's Clonmel and St. Laurence's Finglas)
1983-12-15 1983-12-16 S.I. 1983/0383 Transfer Industry and Energy Trade, Commerce and Tourism Industry
1983-12-15 1983-12-17 S.I. 1983/0384 Rename Trade, Commerce and Tourism Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism
1983-12-15 1983-12-17 S.I. 1983/0385 Rename Industry and Energy Energy
1983-12-27 1984-01-02[11] Act 1983/0040 §2 New Communications
1983-12-27 1984-01-02[11] Act 1983/0040 §3(a) Transfer Posts and Telegraphs Communications all functions; however the spinning off of An Post and Telecom Éireann happened just before this change.
1983-12-27 1984-01-02[11] Act 1983/0040 §3(b) Abolished Posts and Telegraphs
1983-12-27 1984-01-02[11] Act 1983/0040 §5(a) Transfer Transport Communications all functions
1983-12-27 1984-01-02[11] Act 1983/0040 §5(b)) Abolished Transport
1984-01-27 1984-01-27 S.I. 1984/0027 Transfer Education Taoiseach National Museum, Gallery, Monuments
1986-02-18 1986-02-19 S.I. 1986/0040 Rename Fisheries and Forestry Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry
1986-02-19 1986-02-19 S.I. 1986/0041 Rename Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism Industry and Commerce
1986-02-18 1986-02-18 S.I. 1986/0042 Transfer Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism Fisheries and Forestry Tourism
1986-06-10 1986-06-10 S.I. 1986/0246 Transfer Education Taoiseach National Library
1986-07-31 1986-07-31 S.I. 1986/0280 Transfer Industry and Commerce Agriculture Price of milk
1986-07-31 1986-07-31 S.I. 1986/0281 Transfer Industry and Commerce Agriculture Price of milk
1986-12-23 1986-12-23 S.I. 1986/0448 Transfer Finance Agriculture Arterial Drainage
1986-07-31 1986-07-31 S.I. 1986/0462 Transfer Industry and Commerce Taoiseach Irish Film Board
1987-03-19 1987-03-19 S.I. 1987/0081 Transfer Public Service Finance all functions
1987-03-19 1987-03-19 S.I. 1987/0082 Rename Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry Marine
1987-03-19 1987-03-20 S.I. 1987/0083 Rename Public Service Tourism and Transport
1987-03-31 1987-03-31 S.I. 1987/0091 Transfer Communications Marine Shipping
1987-03-31 1987-03-31 S.I. 1987/0092 Transfer Communications Tourism and Transport Road, Air, and Rail Transport
1987-03-31 1987-03-31 S.I. 1987/0093 Transfer Gaeltacht Marine Arramara [Seaweed company]
1987-03-31 1987-03-31 S.I. 1987/0094 Transfer Industry and Commerce Tourism and Transport SFADCO
1987-03-31 1987-03-31 S.I. 1987/0095 Transfer Marine Tourism and Transport Tourism
1987-03-31 1987-03-31 S.I. 1987/0096 Transfer Marine Energy Forestry, whaling, Wildlife conservation
1987-03-31 1987-03-31 S.I. 1987/0097 Rename Agriculture Agriculture and Food
1987-04-28 1987-04-28 S.I. 1987/0122 Transfer Agriculture and Food Education higher education in agriculture, dairy science and veterinary science
1987-05-05 1987-05-05 S.I. 1987/0128 Transfer Agriculture and Food Finance Arterial Drainage
1987-05-05 1987-05-05 S.I. 1987/0129 Transfer Industry and Commerce Agriculture and Food Food Standards for Cocoa and Chocolate, Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars, Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Purée, Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts, Natural Mineral Waters
1987-06-19 1987-06-30 S.I. 1987/0156 Transfer Energy Finance Whaling licenses, Land purchase for conservation
1988-12-16 1988-12-17 S.I. 1988/0353 Transfer Energy Finance Land purchase for conservation [technical adjustment of preceding]
1990-08-02 1990-08-02 S.I. 1990/0207 Transfer Marine Finance Permits to kill wild birds
1991-02-06 1991-02-07 S.I. 1991/0025 Rename Tourism and Transport Tourism, Transport and Communications
1991-02-06 1991-02-08 S.I. 1991/0026 Transfer Communications Tourism, Transport and Communications all functions
1992-01-09 1992-01-09 S.I. 1992/0006 Transfer Agriculture and Food Finance Royal Botanic Gardens
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0010 Transfer Energy Agriculture and Food Forestry
1993-01-20 1993-01-21 S.I. 1993/0011 Rename Agriculture and Food Agriculture, Food and Forestry
1993-01-20 1993-01-21 S.I. 1993/0012 Transfer Energy Tourism, Transport and Communications all functions
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0013 Transfer Tourism, Transport and Communications Gaeltacht Broadcasting
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0014 Transfer Industry and Commerce Energy Foreign Trade
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0015 Transfer Tourism, Transport and Communications Energy Tourism, SFADCO
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0016 Rename Energy Tourism and Trade
1993-01-20 1993-01-22 S.I. 1993/0017 Rename Tourism, Transport and Communications Transport, Energy and Communications
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0018 Transfer Labour Industry and Commerce Work conditions, industrial relations, workers' rights, health and safety
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0019 Rename Industry and Commerce Enterprise and Employment
1993-01-20 1993-01-21 S.I. 1993/0020 Rename Labour Equality and Law Reform
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0021 Transfer Taoiseach Gaeltacht Irish Film Board, National Gallery Museum and Library, Chester Beatty Library, National Archives, National Monuments
1993-01-20 1993-01-20 S.I. 1993/0022 Rename Gaeltacht Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht
1993-02-03 1993-02-03 S.I. 1993/0034 Transfer Justice Equality and Law Reform civil law reform, civil legal aid and the family mediation service
1993-01-28 1993-01-28 S.I. 1993/0035 Transfer Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Environment Temple Bar Renewal and Development
1993-12-21 1994-01-01 S.I. 1993/0397 Transfer Transport, Energy and Communications Agriculture, Food and Forestry Regulation of International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs
1993-12-21 1994-01-01 S.I. 1993/0404 Transfer Enterprise and Employment Taoiseach Community Employment Development Programme
1993-12-21 1993-01-21[2] S.I. 1993/0422 Transfer Tourism and Trade Transport, Energy and Communications all functions except tourism and trade; i.e. energy?
1994-12-20 1994-12-20 S.I. 1994/0443 Transfer Finance Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht whaling, wildlife
1995-01-20 1995-01-20 S.I. 1995/0010 Transfer Enterprise and Employment Taoiseach Community Employment
1995-02-14 1995-02-14 S.I. 1995/0041 Transfer Transport, Energy and Communications Marine B & I Line
1995-03-02 1995-03-02 S.I. 1995/0061 Transfer Finance Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Parks (Phoenix, Stephen's Green, Botanic Gardens), monuments, canals & Shannon
1996-01-30 1996-01-30 S.I. 1996/0024 Transfer Health Brian O'Shea T.D., Minister of State Animal welfare, food safety, tobacco and drugs
1996-02-06 1996-02-06 S.I. 1996/0032 Transfer Taoiseach Enterprise and Employment Community Employment
1996-03-12 1996-03-12 S.I. 1996/0062 Transfer Finance Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Ballinamore and Ballyconnell canal
1996-03-20 1996-03-20 S.I. 1996/0066 Transfer Transport, Energy and Communications Taoiseach Aran Islands ferry
1997-06-19 1997-06-19 S.I. 1997/0272 Transfer Transport, Energy and Communications Justice transporting explosives at harbours
1997-07-08 1997-07-08 S.I. 1997/0297 Transfer Equality and Law Reform Justice all functions
1997-07-08 1997-07-09 S.I. 1997/0298 Rename Justice Justice, Equality and Law Reform
1997-07-08 1997-07-09 S.I. 1997/0299 Rename Transport, Energy and Communications Public Enterprise
1997-07-08 1997-07-12 S.I. 1997/0300 Transfer Agriculture, Food and Forestry Marine Forestry
1997-07-08 1997-07-11 S.I. 1997/0301 Rename Marine Marine and Natural Resources
1997-07-08 1997-07-11 S.I. 1997/0302 Rename Agriculture, Food and Forestry Agriculture and Food
1997-07-08 1997-07-11 S.I. 1997/0303 Transfer Tourism and Trade Enterprise and Employment Trade
1997-07-08 1997-07-12 S.I. 1997/0304 Rename Tourism and Trade Tourism, Sport and Recreation
1997-07-08 1997-07-12 S.I. 1997/0305 Rename Enterprise and Employment Enterprise, Trade and Employment
1997-07-08 1997-07-12 S.I. 1997/0306 Rename Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
1997-07-08 1997-07-12 S.I. 1997/0307 Rename Social Welfare Social, Community and Family Affairs
1997-07-08 1997-07-12 S.I. 1997/0308 Rename Health Health and Children
1997-07-15 1997-07-15 S.I. 1997/0314 Transfer Public Enterprise Marine and Natural Resources Exploration and Mining
1997-07-22 1997-07-22 S.I. 1997/0322 Rename Environment Environment and Local Government
1997-07-28 1997-07-28 S.I. 1997/0331 Transfer Taoiseach Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Aran Islands ferry
1997-09-30 1997-10-01 S.I. 1997/0429 Transfer Public Enterprise Marine and Natural Resources Petroleum and Offshore Exploration
1997-09-30 1997-10-01 S.I. 1997/0430 Rename Education Education and Science
1998-09-28 1998-09-28 S.I. 1998/0362 Transfer Environment and Local Government Education and Science Vocational Education Superannuation Schemes
1999-09-21 1999-09-28 S.I. 1999/0307 Rename Agriculture and Food Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
2000-09-12 2000-09-12 S.I. 2000/0110 Transfer Public Enterprise Marine and Natural Resources Natural gas
2000-12-13 2000-12-13 S.I. 2000/0413 Transfer Finance Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Place Names Commission
2001-01-30 2001-01-30 S.I. 2001/0014 Transfer Environment and Local Government Education and Science superannuation schemes for Institute of Technology and VEC staff other than vocational teachers
2001-05-22 2001-05-22 S.I. 2001/0220 Transfer Taoiseach Public Enterprise Digital Media Development Limited
2001-07-27 2001-07-27 S.I. 2001/0376 Transfer Justice, Equality and Law Reform Social, Community and Family Affairs Charities and Street and House-to-House Collections
2001-07-27 2001-07-27 S.I. 2001/0389 Transfer Public Enterprise Marine and Natural Resources Natural gas [further to 2000/110]
2002-06-18 2002-06-18 S.I. 2002/0296 Transfer Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Rural Development
2002-06-18 2002-06-18 S.I. 2002/0298 Transfer Environment and Local Government Public Enterprise Roads (other than local roads), traffic and road safety
2002-06-18 2002-06-18 S.I. 2002/0299 Transfer Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Marine and Natural Resources Broadcasting
2002-06-18 2002-06-18 S.I. 2002/0300 Transfer Public Enterprise Marine and Natural Resources Communications, Energy and Geological Survey of Ireland
2002-06-18 2002-06-18 S.I. 2002/0301 Transfer Public Enterprise Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Community Applications of Information Technology Initiative (CAIT)
2002-06-18 2002-06-18 S.I. 2002/0302 Transfer Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Tourism, Sport and Recreation Arts, Film and Cultural Institutions
2002-06-18 2002-06-18 S.I. 2002/0303 Transfer Public Enterprise Environment and Local Government Meteorological Services, Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety
2002-06-18 2002-06-18 S.I. 2002/0304 Transfer Tourism, Sport and Recreation Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Local Development and National Drugs Strategy
2002-06-18 2002-06-19 S.I. 2002/0305 Rename Public Enterprise Transport
2002-06-18 2002-06-19 S.I. 2002/0306 Rename Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Agriculture and Food
2002-06-18 2002-06-19 S.I. 2002/0307 Rename Marine and Natural Resources Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
2002-06-18 2002-06-19 S.I. 2002/0308 Rename Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
2002-06-18 2002-06-19 S.I. 2002/0309 Rename Tourism, Sport and Recreation Arts, Sport and Tourism
2002-06-18 2002-06-19 S.I. 2002/0310 Rename Social Community and Family Affairs Social and Family Affairs
2002-06-25 2002-06-25 S.I. 2002/0326 Transfer Environment and Local Government Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Programme for Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development (RAPID)
2002-06-25 2002-06-25 S.I. 2002/0327 Transfer Social and Family Affairs Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Community Affairs
2002-06-25 2002-06-25 S.I. 2002/0328 Transfer Education and Science Arts, Sport and Tourism Genealogical Office
2002-07-10 2002-07-10 S.I. 2002/0356 Transfer Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Environment and Local Government Heritage [monuments, parks, wildlife]
2002-07-10 2002-07-10 S.I. 2002/0357 Transfer Social and Family Affairs Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland
2002-07-10 2002-07-10 S.I. 2002/0358 Transfer Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Arts, Sport and Tourism National Monuments
2003-04-30 1998-01-01[2] S.I. 2003/0176 Transfer Justice, Equality and Law Reform Social and Family Affairs Family Mediation Service
2003-06-10 2003-06-10 S.I. 2003/0233 Rename Environment and Local Government Environment, Heritage and Local Government
2003-07-23 2003-07-23 S.I. 2003/0361 Transfer Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Arramara [Seaweed company]
2003-12-16 2004-01-01 S.I. 2003/0690 Transfer Environment, Heritage and Local Government Finance built heritage [monuments, parks]
2003-12-16 2003-12-16 S.I. 2003/0691 Transfer Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Agriculture and Food Forestry
2004-12-14 2004-12-14 S.I. 2004/0828 Transfer Justice, Equality and Law Reform Defence Transport of prisoners
2005-12-20 2006-01-01 S.I. 2005/0842 Transfer Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Transport Maritime Transport, Safety and Security
2005-12-20 2006-01-01 S.I. 2005/0845 Transfer Enterprise, Trade and Employment Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Social Economy Programme
2006-04-12 2006-04-12 S.I. 2006/0194 Transfer Foreign Affairs Justice, Equality and Law Reform Granting visas
2006-10-17 2006-10-17 S.I. 2006/0530 Transfer Transport Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Maritime Transport, Safety and Security [Corrects S.I. 2005/0842]
2007-09-19 2007-09-19 S.I. 2007/0662 Transfer Defence Justice, Equality and Law Reform Transport of prisoners [Amends S.I. 2004/0828]
2007-10-09 2007-10-20 S.I. 2007/0705 Rename Agriculture and Food Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
2007-10-09 2007-10-20 S.I. 2007/0706 Rename Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
2007-10-09 2007-10-19 S.I. 2007/0707 Transfer Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Agriculture and Food Fisheries
2007-12-04 2008-01-01 S.I. 2007/0815 Transfer Environment, Heritage and Local Government Transport Roads, vehicle registration
2007-12-04 2008-01-01 S.I. 2007/0831 Transfer Health and Children Social and Family Affairs Civil Registration
2008-11-04 2008-11-05 S.I. 2008/0516 Transfer Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Environment, Heritage and Local Government quality of shellfish waters
2008-12-02 2008-12-31 S.I. 2008/0594 Transfer Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Health and Children Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund
2008-12-02 2008-12-31 S.I. 2008/0595 Transfer Health and Children Education and Science youth work (appointment to advisory committee)
2008-12-02 2008-12-31 S.I. 2008/0596 Transfer Education and Science Health and Children youth work (overall responsibility)
2010 TBD S.I. Irish Times Rename Enterprise, Trade and Employment Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Rename Social and Family Affairs Social Protection
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Rename Education and Science Education and Skills
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Rename Arts, Sport and Tourism Tourism, Culture & Sport
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Rename Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Transfer Education and Science Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Third-level research
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Transfer ? Education and Science FÁS training
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Transfer ? Social Protection FÁS employment
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Transfer Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Social Protection Rural Social Scheme
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Transfer Social Protection Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs social inclusion policy and family policy
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Transfer Justice, Equality and Law Reform Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs equality, disability, integration and human rights
2010 TBD S.I. ibid Transfer Tourism, Culture & Sport Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Horseracing, greyhound racing
2010 TBD S.I. my own surmision Rename Justice, Equality and Law Reform Justice and Law Reform

Diachronic list of departments

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Date
PM Finance
Justice
Local Govt / Environment
Education
Agriculture
Commerce
Natural resources Defence
Foreign Affairs Health
Social Welfare Gaeltacht
Public Service / Transport 2
Planning / Energy / Tourism
Labour / Equality Communications
P & T
Supplies
Transport 1
1924 President of the Executive Council Finance Justice Local Government and Public Health Education Lands and Agriculture Industry and Commerce Fisheries Defence External Affairs Posts and Telegraphs
1928 President of the Executive Council Finance Justice Local Government and Public Health Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Lands and Fisheries Defence External Affairs Posts and Telegraphs
1934 President of the Executive Council Finance Justice Local Government and Public Health Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Posts and Telegraphs
1937 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government and Public Health Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Posts and Telegraphs
1939 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government and Public Health Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Posts and Telegraphs Supplies
1945 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government and Public Health Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Posts and Telegraphs [abolished]
1946/7 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Health Social Welfare Posts and Telegraphs
1956 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Posts and Telegraphs
1959 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Posts and Telegraphs Transport and Power
1965 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government Education Agriculture and Fisheries Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Posts and Telegraphs Transport and Power
1966 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government Education Agriculture and Fisheries Industry and Commerce Lands Defence External Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Labour Posts and Telegraphs Transport and Power
1971 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government Education Agriculture and Fisheries Industry and Commerce Lands Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Labour Posts and Telegraphs Transport and Power
1973 Taoiseach Finance Justice Local Government Education Agriculture and Fisheries Industry and Commerce Lands Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Public Service Labour Posts and Telegraphs Transport and Power
1977 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture Industry, Commerce and Energy Fisheries Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Public Service Economic Planning and Development Labour Posts and Telegraphs Tourism and Transport
1978 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture Industry, Commerce and Energy Fisheries and Forestry Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Public Service Economic Planning and Development Labour Posts and Telegraphs Tourism and Transport
1980 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture Industry, Commerce and Tourism Fisheries and Forestry Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Public Service Energy Labour Posts and Telegraphs Transport
1981 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture Trade, Commerce and Tourism Fisheries and Forestry Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Public Service Industry and Energy Labour Posts and Telegraphs Transport
1983 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism Fisheries and Forestry Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Public Service Energy Labour Communications [abolished] [abolished]
1986 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture Industry and Commerce Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Public Service Energy Labour Communications
1987 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture and Food Industry and Commerce Marine Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Tourism and Transport Energy Labour Communications
1991 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture and Food Industry and Commerce Marine Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Gaeltacht Tourism, Transport and Communications Energy Labour [subsumed into Tourism, Transport and Communications]
1993 Taoiseach Finance Justice Environment Education Agriculture, Food and Forestry Enterprise and Employment Marine Defence Foreign Affairs Health Social Welfare Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Transport, Energy and Communications Tourism and Trade Equality and Law Reform
1997 Taoiseach Finance Justice, Equality and Law Reform Environment and Local Government Education and Science Agriculture and Food Enterprise, Trade and Employment Marine and Natural Resources Defence Foreign Affairs Health and Children Social, Community and Family Affairs Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Public Enterprise Tourism, Sport and Recreation [subsumed into Justice]
1999 Taoiseach Finance Justice, Equality and Law Reform Environment and Local Government Education and Science Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Enterprise, Trade and Employment Marine and Natural Resources Defence Foreign Affairs Health and Children Social, Community and Family Affairs Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Public Enterprise Tourism, Sport and Recreation
2002 Taoiseach Finance Justice, Equality and Law Reform Environment and Local Government Education and Science Agriculture and Food Enterprise, Trade and Employment Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Defence Foreign Affairs Health and Children Social and Family Affairs Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Transport Arts, Sport and Tourism
2003 Taoiseach Finance Justice, Equality and Law Reform Environment, Heritage and Local Government Education and Science Agriculture and Food Enterprise, Trade and Employment Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Defence Foreign Affairs Health and Children Social and Family Affairs Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Transport Arts, Sport and Tourism
2007 Taoiseach Finance Justice, Equality and Law Reform Environment, Heritage and Local Government Education and Science Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Enterprise, Trade and Employment Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Defence Foreign Affairs Health and Children Social and Family Affairs Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Transport Arts, Sport and Tourism
2010 Taoiseach Finance Justice(, Equality?) and Law Reform Environment, Heritage and Local Government Education and Skills Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Defence Foreign Affairs Health and Children Social Protection Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs Transport Tourism, Culture & Sport

Addresses

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The continuity of address should transcend the change of name. But departments move a lot; Health used to be in the Custom House, and P&T in Hawkins House.

"Seolta Ranna agus Oifigí Stáit". Litriú Na Gaeilge. 1947. pp. 62–67. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

Department Address
PM Government Buildings
Finance Government Buildings
Justice 94 St. Stephen's Green
Local Govt / Environment Custom House, Custom House Quay
Education Marlborough Street
Agriculture Agriculture House, Kildare Street
Commerce 23 Kildare Street
Natural resources 29–31 Adelaide Road
Defence Headquarters, Infirmary Road
Foreign Affairs Iveagh House, 80 St Stephen's Green
Health Hawkins House, Hawkins Street
Social Welfare Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street
Gaeltacht Dún Aimhirgin, 43–49 Mespil Road
Public Service / Transport 2 Transport House, 44 Kildare Street
Planning / Energy / Tourism 23 Kildare Street
Labour / Equality Davitt House (now the Mespil Hotel), Mespil Road (1987[12]); Dún Aimhirgin, 43–49 Mespil Road (from 1993[13])
Communications Scotch House, Hawkins Street[14]
P & T Scotch House, Hawkins Street (from 1981;[15] maybe not head office?)
Supplies
Transport 1 Kildare Street (1965[16])

See also Written Answers. - State Premises in Dublin Dáil Éireann - Volume 117 - 12 July, 1949

Department-hopping sectors

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Sector No of homes List of home departments
Fisheries 2 Natural resources, Agriculture
Forestry 2 Natural resources, Agriculture
Rural 2 Agriculture, Gaeltacht
Trade 2 Commerce, Planning/Energy/Tourism
Arts 2 Gaeltacht, Planning/Energy/Tourism
Heritage 2 Gaeltacht, LocalGovt/Environment
Equality 3 Labour/Equality, Justice, Gaeltacht
Transport 3 Transport1, Communications, PublicService/Transport2
Communications 4 P&T, Communications, PublicService/Transport2, NaturalResources
Tourism 4 Transport1, Commerce, PublicService/Transport2, Planning/Energy/Tourism
Power/Energy 5 Transport1, Commerce, Planning/Energy/Tourism, PublicService/Transport2, NaturalResources

Departmental publication codes

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A departmental paper will have a publication number of format X.n or X.n/m where X is department code, n is sequence of item and m is sequence of issue/edition [e.g. for annual reports, constant n and incremented m]. In general each department has its own code, which is inherited by successor if closely related but not if substantially different or minor component of merge: e.g. A Agriculture [and Fisheries]; F Fisheries [and Lands but not Agriculture]; L Lands [but not Fisheries; discontinued 1977]. Note that K "Local Government and Public Health" to 1947 while post-1947 was mainly Local Government [Environment from 1977] was also Health 1947-68 [thereafter Z] and Social Welfare 1947-73 [thereafter N].[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b S.I. 1928/0049 §3
  2. ^ a b c d e Retroactive
  3. ^ a b S.I.1945/0171 §2
  4. ^ S.I.1947/0014
  5. ^ S.I.1947/0014
  6. ^ S.I. 1956/0152 §2
  7. ^ S.I. 1959/0124 §2
  8. ^ a b S.I. 1966/0162 §2
  9. ^ S.I. 1973/0293 §2
  10. ^ http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1977/en/si/0378.html S.I. 1977/0378]
  11. ^ a b c d e [Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 §1] '"the appointed day" means the day immediately after the vesting day (within the meaning of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983)' ;
    Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 §9(2) "The Minister shall by order appoint a day to be the vesting day for each of the two companies as soon as practicable after the companies have been registered." ;
    S.I. 407/1983 "The first day of January, 1984, shall be the vesting day for An Post." ;
    S.I. 408/1983 "The first day of January, 1984 shall be the vesting day for Bord Telecom Éireann."
  12. ^ I.T. 1987-06-06 p.7
  13. ^ I.T. 1993-04-19 p.6
  14. ^ I.T. 1984-01-18 p.7
  15. ^ I.T. 1981-06-12 p.22
  16. ^ I.T. 1965-06-21 p.16
  17. ^ Maltby, Arthur; McKenna, Brian (2013). Irish Official Publications: A Guide to Republic of Ireland Papers, with a Breviate of Reports 1922–1972. Elsevier. pp. 14–17. ISBN 9781483188829.