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 6.255°W / 53.34167; -6.255
Minister responsible	Leo Varadkar, TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport
Department executive	Tom O'Mahony, Secretary General
Website
transport.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. Its head office is the Transport House in Dublin.

Departmental team

Transport House, the location of the department

The official headquarters and Ministerial offices of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport are in Transport House, 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.^[1] The Departmental team consists of the following:

• Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Leo Varadkar, TD
  • Minister of State for Tourism and Sport: Michael Ring, TD
  • Minister of State for Public and Commuter Transport: Alan Kelly, TD
• Secretary General of the Department: Tom O'Mahony

Affiliated bodies

State Agencies

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

• Road Safety Authority
• Railway Procurement Agency
• Irish Aviation Authority
• Irish Coast Guard
• National Roads Authority
• Commission for Aviation Regulation
• Commission for Taxi Regulation
• Dublin Transportation Office
• Air Accident Investigation Unit

State-sponsored bodies

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

• Córas Iompair Éireann and its subsidiaries.
• Dublin Airport Authority and the shadow Shannon and Cork authorities.
• Dublin Port Company

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:

• Department of Transport and Power (1959–1977)
• Department of Tourism and Transport (1977–1980)
• Department of Transport (1980–1987)
• Department of Tourism and Transport (1987–1991)
• Department of Tourism, Transport and Communication (1991–1993)
• Department of Transport, Energy and Communication (1993–1997)
• Department of Public Enterprise (1997–2002)
• Department of Transport (2002–2011)
• Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (2011–present)

See also

	Ireland portal
	Transport portal
	Sport portal

• Driving licence in Ireland

References

1. ^ "Where to find us." Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport. Retrieved on 2 June 2011. "Our main office is located at the following address: 44 Kildare St, Dublin 2" (Map)

External links

• Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
• Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (Irish)