Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage () is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage who is assisted by three Ministers of State. Departmental team. The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in The Custom House, Dublin 1. The departmental team consists of the following: Overview. The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in The Custom House, Dublin 1. The department is responsible for, among other matters: History. In the Ministry of Dáil Éireann  in the Irish Republic (1919–22), a Ministry of Local Government was established on 2 April 1919. In the Irish Free State, there was a Minister for Local Government as part of the first Executive Council of the Irish Free State established in 1922. The Department of Local Government and Public Health was given a statutory basis by the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924. This act provided it with: It also assigned it with the following agencies: Over the years the name and functions of the department have changed several times by means of statutory instruments. Department of Housing, Local Government