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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 19 July 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Ireland |
| Headquarters | Leinster Street South, Dublin |
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| Department executive |
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| Website | Official website  |
The Department of Rural and Community Development (Irish: An Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Rural and Community Development.
The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are on Leinster Street South, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following:
Agencies and bodies under the department:
Rural: Town and Village Renewal scheme, Rural Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, Rural Walks Scheme, Rural Development Fund, CLÁR, LEADER programme, Tidy Towns competition, Dormant Accounts Fund (also supporting disadvantaged urban communities).
Community: Social Inclusion and Community Programme, Community Facilities Scheme, Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development (RAPID) Programme, Libraries Investment Programme, Seniors Alert Scheme, Community and Voluntary Supports Programme, National Organisations Supports Programme, PEACE Programme.
The Department of Rural and Community Development was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2017 as part of the reorganisation of governmental departments in the government of Leo Varadkar. The divisions had previously existed within the same department between 2002 and 2010 in the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
| Date | Change |
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| 19 July 2017 | Establishment of the Department of Rural and Community Development[3] |
| 26 July 2017 | Transfer of Charities from the Department of Justice and Equality[4] |
| 27 July 2017 | Transfer of Rural Affairs from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs[5] |
| 27 July 2017 | Transfer of Community Development from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government[6] |
| 1 January 2018 | Transfer of Community Services Programme from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection[7] |
| 1 June 2018 | Transfer of Water Safety from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government[8] |
| 23 September 2020 | Transfer of Islands from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht[9] |
