Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport 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 one Minister of State.
Departmental team
The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, D02 TR60. It also has offices in Killarney and Loughrea. The departmental team consists of the following:- Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Eamon Ryan, TD
- *Minister of State for International and Road Transport and Logistics: Hildegarde Naughton, TD
- Secretary General of the Department: Graham Doyle
Affiliated bodies
State Agencies
Among the State Agencies that report to, are appointed by the Minister, or are otherwise affiliated to the department are:- National Transport Authority
- Road Safety Authority
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
- Irish Aviation Authority
- Irish Coast Guard
- Commission for Aviation Regulation
- Air Accident Investigation Unit
State-sponsored bodies
- Córas Iompair Éireann and its subsidiaries.
- Dublin Airport Authority and the shadow Cork authorities.
- Dublin Port Company
History
| Date | Effect |
| 27 July 1959 | Establishment of the Department of Transport and Power |
| 27 July 1959 | Transfer of Transport, Fuel and Power from the Department of Industry and Commerce |
| 13 September 1977 | Transfer of Energy to the Department of Industry and Commerce |
| 23 September 1977 | Renamed as the Department of Tourism and Transport |
| 25 January 1980 | Transfer of Tourism to the Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism |
| 25 January 1980 | Renamed as the Department of Transport |
| 2 January 1984 | Department abolished under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1983, functions transferred to the Department of Communications |
The Department of the Public Service was created in 1973. Throughout most of the period of this ministerial title, it was held by a minister who also had another ministerial role. In 1987, at the formation of the 20th government, the Department of the Public Service was renamed as the Department of Tourism and Transport, and the substantive functions of the Department of the Public Service were transferred to the Department of Finance; therefore, the current Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is formally a successor to the Department of the Public Service established in 1973.