Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage explained

Agency Name:Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Type:Department
Formed:2 April 1919
Jurisdiction:Government of Ireland
Headquarters:The Custom House, Dublin
Coordinates:53.3483°N -6.2533°W
Minister1 Name:Darragh O'Brien
Minister1 Pfo:
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Chief1 Name:Graham Doyle
Chief1 Position:
Secretary General

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Irish: An Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Departmental team

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in The Custom House, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following:[1]

Darragh O'Brien, TD

Malcolm Noonan, TD

Alan Dillon, TD[2]

Overview

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in The Custom House, Dublin 1.

The department is responsible for, among other matters:

History

In the Ministry of Dáil Éireann in the Irish Republic (1919–22), a Ministry of Local Government was established on 2 April 1919.[6] In the Irish Free State, there was a Minister for Local Government as part of the first Executive Council of the Irish Free State established in 1922. The Department of Local Government and Public Health was given a statutory basis by the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924. This act provided it with:[7]

It also assigned it with the following agencies:[8]

Over the years the name and functions of the department have changed several times by means of statutory instruments.

Alteration of name and transfer of functions

DateEffect
2 June 1924Establishment of the Department of Local Government and Public Health[9]
22 January 1947Renamed as the Department of Local Government[10]
18 March 1947Transfer of Health to the Department of Health[11]
10 October 1947Transfer of Social Welfare to the Department of Social Welfare[12]
17 August 1977Renamed as the Department of the Environment[13]
22 July 1997Renamed as the Department of the Environment and Local Government[14]
26 September 1998Transfer of Vocational Education Superannuation Schemes to the Department of Education and Science[15]
10 July 2002Transfer of Heritage from the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs[16]
10 June 2003Renamed as the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government[17]
1 May 2011Transfer of Heritage to the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport[18]
1 May 2011Transfer of Community from the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs[19]
2 May 2011Renamed as the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government[20]
22 July 2016Transfer of Environment to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources[21]
23 July 2016Renamed as the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government[22]
27 July 2017Transfer of Community Development to Department of Rural and Community Development[23]
1 August 2017Renamed as the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government[24]
1 January 2018Transfer of Ordnance Survey Ireland from the Department of Justice and Equality[25]
1 January 2018Transfer of the Property Registration Authority from the Department of Justice and Equality[26]
1 January 2018Transfer of the Valuation Office from the Department of Justice and Equality[27]
1 January 2018Transfer of Motor Tax to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport[28]
1 June 2018Transfer of Water Safety to the Department of Rural and Community Development[29]
9 September 2020Transfer of Heritage from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht[30]
9 September 2020Transfer of Inland Waterways from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht[31]
30 September 2020Renamed as the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage[32]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Ministers and Ministers of State. Government of Ireland. 10 April 2024. 11 April 2024. 7 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807154553/https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/9b5048-government-ministers/. live.
  2. Web site: Who We Are. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 4 August 2020. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811183904/https://www.housing.gov.ie/corporate/other/who-we-are. live.
  3. Web site: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Government of Ireland. 13 September 2020. 21 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921151009/https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-housing-planning-and-local-government/. live.
  4. Web site: Tailte Éireann – Registration Valuation Surveying . 16 February 2023 . 3 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203194704/https://www.tailte.ie/ . live .
  5. Tailte Éireann Act 2022 . 2022 . 21 December 2022. 50 . 24 February 2023 .
  6. Web site: NOMINATION OF MINISTRY - Secretary for Local Government – Dáil Éireann (1st Dáil) – Vol. F No. 4. 2 April 1919. 31 August 2019. Houses of the Oireachtas. 31 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831140231/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1919-04-02/9/. live.
  7. 1924. 16. ifs. 1. Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924. Establishment of the Departments of State. 21 April 1924. 27 September 2019.
  8. 1924. 16. y. Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924. 21 April 1924. 27 September 2019. Irish Statute Book.
  9. 1924. ifs. sro. 804. Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (Commencement) Order 1924. 30 May 1924. 27 September 2019.
  10. 1947. sro. 16. Local Government and Public Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1947. 21 January 1947. 27 September 2019.
  11. 1947. sro. 58. Health (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1947. 11 March 1947. 27 September 2019.
  12. 1947. sro. 329. Social Welfare (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 1947. 15 October 1947. 27 September 2019.
  13. 1977. si. 269. Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1977. 16 August 1977. 27 September 2019.
  14. 1997. si. 322. Environment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997. 22 July 1997. 27 September 2019.
  15. 1998. si. 362. Vocational Education Superannuation Schemes (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1998. 26 September 1998. 6 December 2020.
  16. 2002. si. 356. Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002. 10 July 2002. 27 September 2019.
  17. 2003. si. 233. Environment and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2003. 10 June 2003. 27 September 2019.
  18. 2011. si. 192. Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011. 19 April 2011. 27 September 2019.
  19. 2011. si. 196. Community Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011. 19 April 2011. 27 September 2019.
  20. 2011. si. 193. Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011. 19 April 2011. 27 September 2019.
  21. 2016. si. 393. Climate Action and Environment (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016. 19 July 2016. 27 September 2019.
  22. 2016. si. 394. Environment, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016. 19 July 2016. 27 September 2019.
  23. 2017. si. 357. Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017. 26 July 2017. 27 September 2019.
  24. 2017. si. 357. Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017. 23 July 2017. 27 September 2019.
  25. 2017. si. 573. Ordnance Survey Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017. 12 December 2017. 17 September 2020.
  26. 2017. si. 574. Property Registration Authority (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017. 12 December 2017. 17 September 2020.
  27. 2017. si. 575. Valuation Office and Valuation Tribunal (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017. 12 December 2017. 17 September 2020.
  28. 2017. si. 601. Motor Tax (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017. 19 December 2017. 21 September 2020.
  29. 2018. si. 165. Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2018. 15 May 2018. 16 September 2020.
  30. 2020. si. 339. Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020. 8 September 2020. 16 September 2020.
  31. 2020. si. 340. Inland Waterways and Waterways Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020. 8 September 2020. 16 September 2020.
  32. 2020. si. 408. Housing, Planning and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020. 29 September 2020. 24 February 2023.

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