Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
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Department overview | |
Formed | 2 April 1919 |
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Headquarters | Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 |
Minister responsible | Simon Coveney, TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
Department executive | Tom Moran, Secretary General |
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www.agriculture.gov.ie |
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Irish: An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara) is a department of the Government of Ireland. The mission of the Department is to lead the sustainable development of a competitive, consumer focused agri-food sector and to contribute to a vibrant rural economy and society. It is led by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
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The official headquarters and Ministerial offices of the Department are in Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The Departmental team consists of the following:
In carrying out its mandate the Department undertakes a variety of functions including:
The Department of Agriculture was created at one of the very first meetings of Dáil Éireann in 1919 with Robert Barton as the first Minister for Agriculture, Horace Plunkett as the department's First Vice-President and T. P. Gill as its First Secretary
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: