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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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 Ministers of State.

Departmental team

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in The Custom House, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following: *

: Darragh O'Brien, TD ** Minister of State for Local Government and Planning: Peter Burke, TD ** Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform:

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, TD *Secretary General of the Department: Graham Doyle

Overview

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in The Custom House, Dublin 1. The department is responsible for, among other matters: *housing *the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland *local authorities and related services *the supervision of elections including the

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arrangements *

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, the

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service.

History

In the

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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

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established in 1922. The Department of Local Government and Public Health was given a statutory basis by the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924. 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

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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 ...

Ireland, Housing 1919 establishments in Ireland

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