Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
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The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) (Irish: An Roinn Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta, Ulster Scots: Männystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure.
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[edit] About
"In Northern Ireland it is the Government Department responsible for arts and creativity, museums, libraries, sport, inland waterways and inland fisheries, linguistic diversity, public records, and for advising on National Lottery distribution. The Department's remit includes raising the profile of Northern Ireland culture internationally and funds the post of Cultural Affairs Officer at the Northern Ireland Bureau in Washington DC. The Department also draws on the expertise of the Education and Training Inspectorate."[1]
The incumbent Minister is Gregory Campbell (DUP).[2]
[edit] Responsibilities
The work of the Department is divided into five core divisions:
- Culture: - responsible for arts and creativity; libraries policy; cultural and language diversity policy; and linguistic operations.
- Sport, Museums and Recreation: - responsible for policies on inland waterways and inland fisheries, museums, sport and lottery; Northern Ireland's involvement in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2007; and the London 2012 Olympics.
- Corporate Services: - responsible for issues relating to accounts and accountability, internal financial matters; central management (responsible for co-ordinating issues across the Department); economic services; freedom of information; personnel issues; the day to day running of the department; media relations; Minister's Office; and statistics and research.
- Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI): - responsible for the preservation of and provision of public access to archival heritage records of Northern Ireland.
- Review of Public Administration (RPA): - responsible for managing the impact for the Department of the Review of Public Administration; responsible for taking forward work on the development of the Irish Language Act.
[edit] History
Following a referendum on the Belfast Agreement on 23 May 1998 and the granting of Royal Assent to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on November 19, 1998; a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive were established by the Labour government of Prime Minister Tony Blair. The process was known as devolution and was set up to give Northern Ireland devolved legislative powers. DCAL is one of 11 devolved Northern Ireland Departments created in December 1999 by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
[edit] Ministers for Culture, Arts and Leisure
| Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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| Michael McGimpsey | Ulster Unionist | 29 November 1999 | 14 October 2002 | |
| Edwin Poots | Democratic Unionist Party | 8 May 2007 | 9 June 2008 | |
| Gregory Campbell | Democratic Unionist Party | 9 June 2008 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.dcalni.gov.uk/about_us.htm DCAL
- ^ http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/index/your-government/devolved-government.htm Northern Ireland Executive
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