Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media explained

Agency Name:Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Type:Department
Formed:8 July 1977
Jurisdiction:Government of Ireland
Headquarters:Kildare Street, Dublin
Coordinates:53.34°N -6.2558°W
Minister1 Name:Catherine Martin
Minister1 Pfo:
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chief1 Name:Feargal Ó Coigligh
Chief1 Position:
Secretary General

The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Irish: An Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán) is a department of the Government of Ireland. The mission of the department is to promote and develop Ireland's tourism, culture, and art; and to advance the use of the Irish language, including the development of the Gaeltacht. It is led by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Departmental team

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are on Kildare Street, Dublin. The department also has offices in South Frederick Street in Dublin, Na Forbacha in Galway and in New Road, Killarney, County Kerry. The departmental team consists of the following:

Catherine Martin, TD

Thomas Byrne, TD

Overview

In carrying out its mandate the department undertakes a variety of functions including:

The department is responsible for funding national cultural institutions such as:

and organisations such as:

History

The department was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977 as the Department of Economic Planning and Development, an act of the 15th Government of Ireland led by Jack Lynch. This act provided its function as:[1]

Over the years the name and functions of the department have changed several times.

DateChange
13 December 1977Establishment of the Department of Economic Planning and Development[2]
1 January 1980Transfer of Economic Planning to the Department of Finance[3]
21 January 1980Renamed as the Department of Energy[4]
22 January 1980Transfer of Energy from the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy[5]
20 August 1981Transfer of Industry from the Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism[6]
21 August 1981Renamed as the Department of Industry and Energy[7]
16 December 1983Transfer of Industry to the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism[8]
17 December 1983Renamed as the Department of Energy[9]
20 January 1993Transfer of Forestry to the Department of Agriculture and Food[10]
20 January 1993Transfer of Trade from the Department of Industry and Commerce[11]
20 January 1993Transfer of Tourism from the Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications[12]
20 January 1993Renamed as the Department of Tourism and Trade[13]
21 January 1993Transfer of Energy to the Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications[14]
11 July 1997Transfer of Trade to the Department of Enterprise and Employment[15]
12 July 1997Renamed as the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation[16]
18 June 2002Transfer of Horse and Greyhound Racing from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development[17]
18 June 2002Transfer of Arts and Culture from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands[18]
19 June 2002Renamed as the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism[19]
25 June 2002Transfer of the Genealogical Office from the Department of Education and Science[20]
10 July 2002Transfer of National Monuments from the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs[21]
1 May 2010Transfer of Horse and Greyhound Racing to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food[22]
2 May 2010Renamed as the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport[23]
1 April 2011Transfer of Tourism and Sport to the Department of Transport[24]
1 May 2011Transfer of Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands from the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs[25]
1 May 2011Transfer of Heritage from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government[26]
1 May 2011Transfer of Inland Waterways from the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs[27]
1 June 2011Transfer of Gaeltacht Planning from the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs[28]
1 June 2011Transfer of Tourism and Sport to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport[29]
2 June 2011Renamed as the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht[30]
19 June 2013Transfer of Censorship of Publications from the Department of Justice and Equality[31]
10 March 2015Transfer of Censorship of Publications to the Department of Justice and Equality[32]
9 June 2016Transfer of Rural Affairs from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government[33]
7 July 2016Renamed as the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs[34]
27 July 2017Transfer of Rural Affairs to the Department of Rural and Community Development[35]
1 August 2017Renamed as the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht[36]
9 September 2020Transfer of Heritage to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government[37]
9 September 2020Transfer of Inland Waterways to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government[38]
16 September 2020Transfer of Tourism and Sport from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport[39]
22 September 2020Transfer of Broadcasting from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment[40]
23 September 2020Transfer of Islands to the Department of Rural and Community Development[41]
30 September 2020Renamed as the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media[42]
31 March 2021Transfer of Heritage Fund from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage[43]

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Notes and References

  1. 1977. 27. 2. Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977. The Department of Economic Planning and Development. 6 December 1977. 27 September 2019.
  2. 1977. si. 377. Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977 (Appointed Day) Order 1977 . 9 December 1977. 27 September 2019.
  3. 1980. si. 1. Economic Planning and Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1980 . 2 January 1980. 27 September 2019.
  4. 1980. si. 12. Economic Planning and Development (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1980 . 15 January 1980. 27 September 2019.
  5. 1980. si. 9. Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1980 . 15 January 1980. 27 September 2019.
  6. 1981. si. 288. Industry (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1981 . 19 August 1981. 27 September 2019.
  7. 1981. si. 289. Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1981 . 19 August 1981. 27 September 2019.
  8. 1983. si. 383. Industry (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1983 . 15 December 1983. 27 September 2019.
  9. 1983. si. 385. Industry and Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1983 . 15 December 1983. 27 September 2019.
  10. 1993. si. 10. Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993 . 20 January 1993. 27 September 2019.
  11. 1993. si. 14. Foreign Trade (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993 . 20 January 1993. 27 September 2019.
  12. 1993. si. 15. Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993 . 20 January 1993. 27 September 2019.
  13. 1993. si. 16. Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1993 . 20 January 1993. 27 September 2019.
  14. 1993. si. 12. Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 1993 . 20 January 1993. 27 September 2019.
  15. 1997. si. 303. Trade (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1997. 8 July 1997. 27 September 2019.
  16. 1997. si. 304. Tourism and Trade (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 . 8 July 1997. 27 September 2019.
  17. 2002. si. 297. Horse and Greyhound Racing (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 . 18 June 2002. 13 September 2021.
  18. 2002. si. 302. Arts and Culture (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 . 18 June 2002. 27 September 2019.
  19. 2002. si. 309. Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 . 18 June 2002. 27 September 2019.
  20. 2002. si. 328. Genealogical Office (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 . 25 June 2002. 9 November 2020.
  21. 2002. si. 358. National Monuments (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 . 10 July 2002. 6 October 2020.
  22. 2010. si. 179. Horse and Greyhound Racing (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2010 . 22 April 2010. 13 September 2021.
  23. 2010. si. 178. Arts, Sport and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010 . 22 April 2010. 27 September 2019.
  24. 2011. si. 140. Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 . 29 March 2011. 27 September 2019.
  25. 2011. si. 164. Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 . 5 April 2011. 27 September 2019.
  26. 2011. si. 192. Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 . 19 April 2011. 27 September 2019.
  27. 2011. si. 195. Inland Waterways and Waterways Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 . 19 April 2011. 21 September 2020.
  28. 2011. si. 164. Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 . 10 May 2011. 27 September 2019.
  29. 2011. si. 217. Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 . 10 May 2011. 25 September 2020.
  30. 2011. si. 220. Tourism, Culture and Sport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 . 10 May 2011. 27 September 2019.
  31. 2013. si. 255. Censorship of Publications Board and Censorship of Publications Appeal Board (Transfer of Ministerial Functions) Order 2013 . 19 June 2013. 21 September 2020.
  32. 2015. si. 89. Censorship of Publications Board and Censorship of Publications Appeal Board (Transfer of Ministerial Functions) Order 2015 . 10 March 2015. 21 September 2020.
  33. 2016. si. 308. Rural Affairs and Social Enterprise (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 . 8 June 2016. 27 September 2019.
  34. 2016. si. 357. Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016 . 5 July 2016. 27 September 2019.
  35. 2017. si. 354. Rural Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 . 26 July 2017. 27 September 2019.
  36. 2017. si. 350. Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 . 26 July 2017. 27 September 2019.
  37. 2020. si. 339. Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 . 8 September 2020. 16 September 2020.
  38. 2020. si. 340. Inland Waterways and Waterways Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 . 8 September 2020. 16 September 2020.
  39. 2020. si. 356. Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 . 15 September 2020. 25 September 2020.
  40. 2020. si. 372. Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 . 22 September 2020. 13 October 2020.
  41. 2020. si. 379. Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 . 22 September 2020. 13 October 2020.
  42. 2020. si. 403. Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 . 29 September 2020. 13 October 2020.
  43. 2021. si. 185. Heritage Fund (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2021 . 30 March 2021. 29 April 2021.

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