| Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport | |
|---|---|
| Department overview | |
| Formed | 27 July 1959 |
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Headquarters | Transport House, 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 |
| Minister responsible | Leo Varadkar, TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport |
| Department executive | Tom O'Mahony, Secretary General |
| Website | |
| www.transport.ie | |
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (Irish: An Roinn Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt) is a department of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for transport policy and overseeing transport services and infrastructure. The Department is led by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport who is assisted by two Ministers of State. Its head office is the Transport House in Dublin.
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The official headquarters and Ministerial offices of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport are in Transport House, 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.[1] The Departmental team consists of the following:
Among the State Agencies that report to, are appointed by the Minister, or are otherwise affiliated to the Department are:
Among the state-sponsored bodies sponsored by the Minister are:
The department 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:
