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Department of the Taoiseach

Irish government department

Summary

Irish government department

Field	Value
agency_name	Department of the Taoiseach
type	Department
logo	Logo of the Department of the Taoiseach.svg
picture	Dublin-Dept-Of-Taoiseach-2012.JPG
picture_caption	Government Buildings, Dublin
formed	2 June 1924 (as the Department of President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State)
jurisdiction	Government of Ireland
headquarters	Government Buildings,
Merrion Street,
Dublin
coordinates
budget	€260 million (2024)
minister1_name	Micheál Martin
minister1_pfo
Taoiseach
chief1_name	John Callinan
chief1_position
Secretary General
child1_agency	Central Statistics Office
website

Merrion Street, Dublin Taoiseach Secretary General The Department of the Taoiseach () is the government department of the Taoiseach, the title in Ireland for the head of government. It is based in Government Buildings, the headquarters of the Government of Ireland, on Merrion Street in Dublin.

The civil servant who heads the Department of the Taoiseach is known as the Secretary General of the Department and also serves as the cabinet secretary.

Departmental team

Taoiseach: Micheál Martin, TD
- Government Chief Whip: Mary Butler, TD
Secretary General of the Department: John Callinan

Functions

[[Government Buildings]], [[Dublin]], is the location of the Department of the Taoiseach

The main role of the department is to support and advise the Taoiseach in carrying out various duties. The department also supplies administrative support to the Government Chief Whip in respect of their duties and provides the Secretariat to the Government. The department acts as a link between the President, the Taoiseach and other Departments of State.

In addition, the Department of the Taoiseach is involved in a number of other areas such as the development and co-ordination of policy in relation to economic and social development (social partnership), Northern Ireland, the European Union and Oireachtas reform. It also arranges State functions such as the annual National Day of Commemoration, presidential inaugurations, State dinners and provides a protocol service to the Taoiseach of the day.

History

Article 53 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State created the position of President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. The department was created by the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 as the Department of the President of the Executive Council, which came into operation on 2 June 1924. Under that act it was assigned:

The position of Taoiseach was created under Articles 13.1 and 28.5 of the Constitution of Ireland, which was approved on 1 July 1937. Under the Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act 1937, the Department of the President of the Executive Council was renamed as the Department of the Taoiseach from and after the coming into operation of the Constitution of Ireland, which occurred on 29 December 1937.

References

(10 October 2023). "Budget 2024: Expenditure Reports". Government of Ireland.
"Constitution of Ireland".
(30 May 1924). "Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (Commencement) Order 1924".
(21 April 1924). "Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, Section 1: Establishment of the Departments of State".
(December 2018). "Constitution of Ireland".
(17 December 1937). "Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act 1937, Section 3: Adaptation of references to the President of the Executive Council and his Department".

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