The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth ( ga, An Roinn Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige) is a
department
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of the
Government of Ireland. It is led by the
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth who is assisted by one
Minister of State.
Departmental team
The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are on
Baggot Street
Baggot Street () is a street in Dublin, Ireland.
Location
The street runs from Merrion Row (near St. Stephen's Green) to the northwestern end of Pembroke Road. It crosses the Grand Canal near Haddington Road. It is divided into two sections:
...
, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following:
*
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth:
Roderic O'Gorman,
TD
**
, with responsibility for
Disability:
Anne Rabbitte
Anne Rabbitte (born 11 October 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Minister of State since July 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency since 2016.
She was a member of Galway County C ...
, TD
**Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, with responsibility for Integration:
Joe O'Brien, TD
*Secretary General of the Department: Kevin McCarthy
Divisions
*Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare Division
*Justice, International Protection and Equality
*Child Policy and Tusla Governance Division
*Corporate and Business Support Division
*Youth Justice, Adoption, Youth and Participation Division
The
Child and Family Agency
The Child and Family Agency ( ga, An Ghníomhaireacht um Leanaí agus an Teaghlach), known as Tusla, is an independent Republic of Ireland, Irish agency created by the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 and answerable to the Minister for Children ...
, known as Tusla, is an independent agency established on 1 January 2014 and answerable to the department.
History
The department was created by the
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1956 as the Department of the Gaeltacht, an act of the
7th Government of Ireland led by
John A. Costello
John Aloysius Costello (20 June 1891 – 5 January 1976) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1948 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1957, Leader of the Opposition from 1951 to 1954 and from 1957 to 1959, and Attorney General of ...
. This act provided its function as:
Over the years the name and functions of the department have changed several times by means of
statutory instrument
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s. The department currently responsible for the Gaeltacht is the
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has had its current title and functions since 2020.
Alteration of name and transfer of functions
References
External links
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and YouthStructure of the DepartmentSpending by the Department
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Ministries established in 1956
Children
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1956 establishments in Ireland
Youth in the Republic of Ireland
Children's rights in Ireland
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