Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Department overview
Formed	2 June 1956
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Headquarters	Dún Aimhirgin, Mespil Road, Dublin 4 53°19′58″N 6°14′53″W / 53.33278°N 6.24806°W / 53.33278; -6.24806
Minister responsible	Frances Fitzgerald, TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
Department executive	Gerry Kearney, Secretary General
Website
www.dcya.gov.ie

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Irish: An Roinn Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Departmental team

The official headquarters and Ministerial offices of the department are in Dún Aimhirgin, Mespil Road, Dublin 4. The departmental team consists of the following:

• Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: Frances Fitzgerald, TD
• Secretary General of the Department: Gerry Kearney

Overview

The department is responsible for children and youth affairs.

History

The department was created in 1956 as the Department of the Gaeltacht. It was renamed to its current title in 2011.

Over the years its name changed several times, with some changes in its role. The department was known as the following:

• Department of the Gaeltacht (1956–1993)
• Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht (1993–1997)
• Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (1997–2002)
• Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (2002–2010)
• Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (2010–2011)
• Department of Children and Youth Affairs (2011–)^[1]

References

1. ^ "S.I. No. 214/2011 — Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011". Irish Statute Book. 13 May 2011. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2011/en/si/0214.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 

External links

• Department of Children and Youth Affairs