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v. t. e. State Agencies or Non-Commercial State Agencies in Ireland are public sector bodies of the state that have a statutory obligation to perform specific tasks on behalf of the Government of Ireland. Such agencies are considered "arm's length" bodies as they are largely isolated from the workings of central government.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Irish: Bonneagar Iompair Éireann) is a state agency in Ireland, dealing with road and public transport infrastructure. The body was established in 2015 from a merger of the Railway Procurement Agency into the National Roads Authority, with the latter being assigned the new operational name of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
Examples of such state agencies include the Arts Council, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Health Information and Quality Authority, Higher Education Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. In 2016 there were 12,616 employed in various Non-commercial state agencies, with the largest by employee being the Child and Family Agency with 3,554 staff.
Child and Family Agency. Coimisiún na Gaeltachta. Commission for Communications Regulation. Commission for Public Service Appointments. Commission for Railway Regulation. Commission for Regulation of Utilities. Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. Comptroller and Auditor General (Ireland) Corporate Enforcement Authority.
List of privatised state-sponsored bodies. Dairy Disposal Company - Dairies returned to private ownership. Irish Sugar plc - listed on the Irish Stock Exchange as Greencore Group plc. Irish Life Assurance plc - listed on the ISE, later merged with Irish Permanent to form Irish Life and Permanent plc.
The Constitution of Ireland vests executive authority in the Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann), which is headed by the Taoiseach, the head of government. The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers , each of whom must be a member of the Oireachtas , which consists of Dáil Éireann and Seanad ...
Agency executive. Laura Burke, (Director General) Website. www .epa .ie. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of Ireland. It operates independently under the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. [2]
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ( CCPC) is the competition regulator in Ireland. It is an Irish state agency established in 2014, combining the previous functions of the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency. [1] [2] [3] The amalgamation was effected by the Fine Gael–Labour coalition government as part of a ...