Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Department of
Transport, Tourism and Sport
Department overview
Formed 27 July 1959
Jurisdiction Ireland
Headquarters Transport House,
44 Kildare Street,
Dublin 2
53°20′30″N 6°15′18″W / 53.34167°N 6.25500°W / 53.34167; -6.25500
Minister responsible
Department executive
Website www.dttas.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.

Departmental team

Transport House, the location of the department

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in Transport House, 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.[1] It also has an office in Killarney.[2] The departmental team consists of the following:

Affiliated bodies

State Agencies

Among the State Agencies that report to, are appointed by the Minister, or are otherwise affiliated to the Department are:

State-sponsored bodies

Among the state-sponsored bodies sponsored by the Minister are:

History

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:

See also

References

  1. "Where to find us". Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. "Where to find us." (Archive) Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Retrieved on 28 April 2013. It also says: "Our main office is located at the following address: 44 Kildare St, Dublin 2"
  3. "The Management Board". Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

External links

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