Department of Transport (Ireland)

The Department of Transport () 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.

Departmental team

The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in Leeson Lane, Dublin. It also has offices in Killarney and Loughrea. The departmental team consists of the following:

Minister for Transport: Darragh O'Brien, TD Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for international and road transport, logistics, rail and ports: Seán Canney, TD Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for rural transport: Jerry Buttimer, TD Secretary General of the Department: Ken Spratt

Divisions The department has the following divisions:

Chief Information Officer, Digital Hub Aviation and Emergency Planning including the Air Accident Investigation Unit Irish Coast Guard Public Transport Maritime Transport Climate Action and EU/International Division Roads Policy and Investment Corporate Affairs and Central Policy

Aegis bodies The following bodies are under the aegis of the department:

Commercial agencies CIÉ Iarnród Éireann Bus Éireann Dublin Bus Dublin Port Company Port of Cork Company Port of Waterford Shannon Foynes Port Company DAA, the Dublin Airport Authority and the shadow Cork authorities Irish Aviation Authority AirNav Ireland The Shannon Airport Group

Non-commercial agencies Transport Infrastructure Ireland National Transport Authority Road Safety Authority Medical Bureau of Road Safety Commission for Railway Regulation Commissioners of Irish Lights

History

The Department of Transport and Power was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1959 with Erskine H. Childers as its first minister. Thekla Beere was appointed as the Secretary of the Department in that year, making it the first government department to be led by a woman. On 2 January 1984, the Department of Transport was abolished under the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1983. DateEffect27 July 1959Establishment of the Department of Transport and Power27 July 1959Transfer of Transport, Fuel and Power from the Department of Industry and Commerce13 September 1977Transfer of Energy to the Department of Industry and Commerce23 September 1977Renamed as the Department of Tourism and Transport25 January 1980Transfer of Tourism to the Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism25 January 1980Renamed as the Department of Transport2 January 1984Department abolished and functions transferred to the Department of Communications

The Department of the Public Service was created in 1973. Throughout most of the period of this ministerial title, it was held by a minister who also had another ministerial role. In 1987, at the formation of the 20th government, the substantive functions of the Department of the Public Service were transferred to the Department of Finance, and the Department of the Public Service was renamed as the Department of Tourism and Transport; therefore, the current Department of Transport is formally a successor to the Department of the Public Service established in 1973.

Alteration of name and transfer of functions DateEffect1 November 1973Establishment of the Department of the Public Service1 November 1973Transfer of Public Service from the Department of Finance19 March 1987Transfer of Public Service to the Department of Finance20 March 1987Renamed as the Department of Tourism and Transport31 March 1987Transfer of Transport from the Department of Communications31 March 1987Transfer of Tourism from the Department of the Marine7 February 1991Renamed as the Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications6 February 1991Transfer of Communications from the Department of Communications20 January 1993Transfer of Broadcasting to the Department of the Gaeltacht20 January 1993Transfer of Tourism to the Department of Energy21 January 1993Transfer of Energy from the Department of Energy22 January 1993Renamed as the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications12 July 1997Renamed as the Department of Public Enterprise15 July 1997Transfer of Mining to the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources18 June 2002Transfer of Roads from the Department of the Environment and Local Government18 June 2002Transfer of Communications and Energy to the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources19 June 2002Renamed as the Department of Transport1 April 2011Transfer of Tourism and Sport from the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport2 April 2011Renamed as the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport1 June 2011Transfer of Tourism and Sport from the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport1 January 2018Transfer of Motor Tax from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government16 September 2020Transfer of Tourism and Sport to the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht17 September 2020Renamed as the Department of Transport28 February 2023Transfer of Renewable transport fuel from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Department of Transport (Ireland)

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