- Department of Finance (Ireland)
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Department of Finance Department overview Formed 22 January 1919 Jurisdiction Ireland Headquarters Government Buildings,
Merrion Street, Dublin 2
53°20′21″N 6°15′13″W / 53.33917°N 6.25361°WMinister responsible Michael Noonan, TD,
Minister for FinanceDepartment executive Kevin Cardiff,
Secretary GeneralWebsite finance.gov.ie The Department of Finance (Irish: An Roinn Airgeadais) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Finance and is assisted by one Minister of State.
The Department of Finance is responsible for the administration of the public finances of the Republic of Ireland and all powers, duties and functions connected with the same, including in particular, the collection and expenditure of the revenues of Ireland from whatever source arising.
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Departmental team
- Minister for Finance: Michael Noonan, TD
- Minister of State for Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works: Brian Hayes, TD
- Secretary General of the Department: Kevin Cardiff
Overview
The Department of Finance has a central role in implementing Irish Government policy, in particular the Programme for Government, and in advising and supporting the Minister for Finance and the Government on the economic and financial management of the State and the overall management and development of the public sector. According to the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 the Department of Finance is responsible for ".... the administration and business generally of the public finance of Ireland and all powers, duties and functions connected with the same, including in particular, the collection and expenditure of the revenues of Ireland from whatever source arising...."
A government order in 1980 allocated additional functions to the Department of Finance. These functions are principally to promote and coordinate economic and social planning, including sectoral and regional planning, to identify development policies, to review the methods adopted by departments of state to implement such policies and generally to advise the government on economic and social planning matters. Under a government order of March 1987, the functions of the former Department of the Public Service were also transferred to the Department of Finance.
There are a number of divisions within the Department of Finance. They are:
- Financial Services Division – deals with policy and legislation on the regulation of the financial services sector and the stability of the financial system
- Budget Taxation and Economic Division – deals with overall budgetary policy; economic policy and forecasting; and taxation policy
- Sectoral Policy Division – deals with sectoral policy advice and formulation in conjunction with the responsible departments; and public expenditure management issues
- Public Services Management and Development – deals with public service modernisation, public service pay and conditions and public service policy
Secretaries of the Department
Secretary of the Department
No. Name Entered Office Left Office 1. William O'Brien February 1922 21 February 1923 2. Joseph Brennan 22 February 1923 20 September 1927 3. James J. McElligott 21 September 1927 31 March 1953 4. Owen J. Redmond 1 April 1953 29 May 1956 5. T. K. Whitaker 30 May 1956 28 February 1969 6. Charles H. Murray 1 March 1969 29 February 1976 7. M.N. Ó Murchú 1 March 1976 17 October 1977 8. Tomás F. Ó Cofaigh 18 October 1977 31 October 1981 9. Maurice F. Doyle 1 November 1981 30 April 1987 10. Seán P. Cromien 1 May 1987 12 June 1994 11. Paddy Mullarkey 13 June 1994 1 September 1997 Secretary General of the Department
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Paddy Mullarkey 2 September 1997 9 March 2000 12. John Hurley 10 March 2000 10 March 2002 13. Tom Considine 11 March 2002 30 June 2006 14. David Doyle 1 July 2006 29 January 2010 15. Kevin Cardiff 1 February 2010 Incumbent See also
- Office of Public Works
- Revenue Commissioners
External links
Categories:- Departments of State (Ireland)
- Finance ministries
- Economy of the Republic of Ireland
- Ministries established in 1919
- Minister for Finance: Michael Noonan, TD
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