Department of Transport (Ireland)

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Department of Transport

The Department of Transport (An Roinn Iompair) is the Irish government Department that is responsible for transport policy and overseeing transport services and infrastructure in Ireland. The Department is led by the Minister for Transport who is assisted by one Minister of State.

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[edit] Departmental Team

The official headquarters and Ministerial offices of the Department of Transport are in Transport House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The Departmental team consists of the following:

[edit] Affliated bodies

[edit] State Agencies

Among the State Agencies that report to, are appointed by the Minister, or are otherwise affliated to the Department are:

[edit] State-sponsored bodies

Among the state-sponsored bodies sponsored by the Minister are:

[edit] History

The Department of Transport was created in 1959 with Erskine H. Childers becoming the first Minister. Over the years its name has changed several times, however, the role of the Department has remained the same. The Department was previously known as the following:

  • Department of Transport & Power (1959–1977)
  • Department of Tourism & Transport (1977–1980)
  • Department of Transport (1980–1987)
  • Department of Tourism & Transport (1987–1991)
  • Department of Tourism, Transport & Communication (1991–1993)
  • Department of Transport, Energy & Communication (1993–1997)
  • Department of Public Enterprise (1997–2002)
  • Department of Transport (2002–present)

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