Department of Transport (Ireland)
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The Department of Transport (Irish: An Roinn Iompair) is a department of the Irish government that is responsible for transport policy and overseeing transport services and infrastructure. 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:
- Minister for Transport: Noel Dempsey, TD
- Minister of State for Road Safety: Noel Ahern, TD
- Secretary-General of the Department: Julie O'Neill
[edit] Affiliated bodies
[edit] State Agencies
Among the State Agencies that report to, are appointed by the Minister, or are otherwise affiliated to the Department are:
- Road Safety Authority
- Railway Procurement Agency
- Irish Aviation Authority
- National Roads Authority
- Commission for Aviation Regulation
- Commission for Taxi Regulation
- Dublin Transportation Office
[edit] State-sponsored bodies
Among the state-sponsored bodies sponsored by the Minister are:
- Coras Iompair Éireann and its subsidiaries.
- Dublin Airport Authority and the shadow Shannon and Cork authorities.
- Dublin Port Company
[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)
