The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage ( ga, An Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a department of the

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. It is led by the

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage ( ga, An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The ...

who is assisted by three

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Departmental team

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in

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, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following: *

Darragh O'Brien Darragh O'Brien (born 8 July 1974) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Fingal constituency since the 2016 g ...

, TD ** Minister of State for Local Government and Planning: Peter Burke, TD ** Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform: Malcolm Noonan, TD *Secretary General of the Department: Graham Doyle

Overview

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in

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. The department is responsible for, among other matters: *housing *the

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*local authorities and related services *the supervision of elections including the general election and

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, and

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arrangements *

Met Éireann Met Éireann (; meaning " Met of Ireland") is the state meteorological service of Ireland, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. History The history of modern meteorology in Ireland dates back to 8 October 1860, whe ...

, the

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service.

History

In the Ministry of Dáil Éireann in the

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(1919–22), a Ministry of Local Government was established on 2 April 1919. In the Irish Free State, there was a Minister for Local Government as part of the first Executive Council of the Irish Free State established in 1922. The Department of Local Government and Public Health was given a statutory basis by the

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. This act provided it with: It also assigned it with the following agencies: *The Local Government Board for Ireland, including appeals under the Old Age Pensions Acts. *The Inspectors of Lunatic Asylums in Ireland. *National Health Insurance Commission. *The Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Ireland. *Roads Department (formerly Ministry of Transport). *Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper so far as concerned with Elections. *General Nursing Council and Central Midwives Board. Over the years the name and functions of the department have changed several times by means of statutory instruments.

Alteration of name and transfer of functions

External links

Department of Housing, Local Government and HeritageHistory of the DepartmentStructure of the Department

References

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Housing Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether i ...

Ireland, Housing 1919 establishments in Ireland

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...