Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 9 July 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 2 functions transferred | Irish Language and The Gaeltacht (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 175 of 2025), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 4-8, schedule, part 2 | 1 June 2025 | Irish Language and The Gaeltacht (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 175 of 2025), art. 1(2) |
| Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 357 of 2017), arts. 1(2), 2, 3(1)(a)(i), (b) | 27 July 2017 | Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 357 of 2017), art. 1(2) | |
| Rural Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 354 of 2017), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(b) | 27 July 2017 | Rural Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 354 of 2017), art. 1(2), | |
| Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 348 of 2017), arts. 2(1), 3(1)(e) | 26 July 2017 | Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 348 of 2017), art. 2(1) | |
| Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 218 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) & sch. | 3 June 2011 | Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 218 of 2011), art. 1(2) | |
| Community Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 196 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) | 1 May 2011 | Community Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 196 of 2011), art. 1(2) | |
| Inland Waterways and Waterways Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 195 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) & sch., pt. 2 | 1 May 2011 | Inland Waterways and Waterways Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 195 of 2011), art. 1(2), | |
| Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 194 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) | 1 May 2011 | Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 194 of 2011), art. 1(2) | |
| National Drugs Strategy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S. I. No. 166 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) & sch. | 1 May 2011 | National Drugs Strategy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S. I. No. 166 of 2011), art. 1(2) | |
| Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S. I. No. 164 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) & sch., pt. 2 | 1 May 2011 | rish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S. I. No. 164 of 2011), art. 1(2) | |
| S. 2(1)(c) functions transferred | Rural Affairs and Social Enterprise (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 308 of 2016, arts. 1(2), 2, 3(1)(b), (c), (2) | 9 June 2016 | Rural Affairs and Social Enterprise (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 308 of 2016, art. 1(2) |
| S. 2(1)(d) functions transferred | Youth (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 181 of 2025), arts. 1(2), 3(b), 4-8 | 1 May 2025 | Youth (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 181 of 2025), art. 1(2) |
| Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund (Transfer of Departmental and Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 594 of 2008), art. 3(1) and sch. | 31 December 2008 | Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund (Transfer of Departmental and Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 594 of 2008), art. 3(1) | |
| S. 2(1)(e) functions transferred | Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 379 of 2020), arts. 1(2), 2, 3(1)(a), (b), (2) | 23 September 2020 | Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 379 of 2020), art. 1(2) |
| S. 2(2) functions transferred | Youth (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 181 of 2025), arts. 1(2), 3(b), 4-8 | 1 May 2025 | Youth (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 181 of 2025), art. 1(2) |
| Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 29 July 2011 | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2) | |
| Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund (Transfer of Departmental and Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 594 of 2008), art. 3(1) and sch. | 31 December 2008 | Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund (Transfer of Departmental and Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 594 of 2008), art. 3(1) | |
| S. 3A ins. | Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (No. 28 of 2010), ss. 1(4), 33 | 1 September 2010 | Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (Part 4) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 443 of 2010), art. 2(a) |
| S. 3A functions transferred | Community Services Programme (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 578 of 2017), arts. 1(2), 2, 3(1)(a)(iv), (2) | 1 September 2010 | Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (Part 4) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 443 of 2010), art. 2(a) |
| S. 3A(b) functions transferred | Community Services Programme (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 578 of 2017), arts. 1(2), 2, 3(1)(a)(iii), (2) | 1 January 2018 | Community Services Programme (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 578 of 2017), art. 1(2) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |