The Custom House, Dublin, is the headquarters of the Department.

The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (An Roinn Comhshaoil, Oidhreacht agus Rialtais Áitiúil) is a department of the Irish government. It is led by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government who is assisted by a Minister of State. Download high resolution version (2262x861, 1116 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2262x861, 1116 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Custom House is a palladian 18th century building in Dublin, Ireland which houses the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... The Irish Government contains a number of departments or ministries, known in the Republic of Ireland as a Department of State (Roinn Stáit in Irish). ... The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is the senior minister at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (An Roinn Comhshaoil, Oidhreacht agus Rialtais Áitiúil) in the Irish Government. ... A Minister of State, in the Republic of Ireland, is a junior minister of non-cabinet rank, attached to one or more Departments of State of the cabinet. ...

The aim of the Department is to promote sustainable development and improve the quality of life through protection of the environment and heritage, infrastructure provision, balanced regional development and good local government in Ireland.

Departmental Team

• Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Dick Roche, TD
  • Minister of State for Environmental Protection: Batt O'Keeffe, TD

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Overview

The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is responsible for, amongst other matters:

• the environment
• the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
• heritage
• local authorities and related services
• the supervision of elections including the general election and presidential elections, and electronic voting arrangements

The official headquarters and Ministerial offices of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government are in The Custom House, Dublin 1. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government was created at the very first meeting of Dáil Éireann in 1919. Over the years its name has changed several times, however, the role of the Department has remained the same. The Department was known as the following: Contents [hide] The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) is the national institute in the Republic of Ireland responsible for ionising radiation and radioactive contamination matters since its establishment in 1991 by the Radiological Protection Act, 1991. ... Local government in the Republic of Ireland is governed by the Local Government Act, 2001, which established a two-tier structure of local government. ... Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on election and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ... Irish presidential elections elect the President of Ireland: the Republic of Irelands head of state. ... The Irish government had made plans to introduce nationwide electronic voting for the local and European Parliament elections in 2004. ... The Custom House is a palladian 18th century building in Dublin, Ireland which houses the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. ... Locations As a general rule, even numbered postal districts are on the southside, while odd numbered districts are on the northside. ... The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

• Department of Local Government 1919-1924
• Department of Local Government & Public Health 1924-1947
• Department of Local Government 1947-1977
• Department of the Environment 1977-1997
• Department of Environment & Local Government 1997-2002
• Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government 2002-present

External link

• Department of Foreign Affairs