Support to the Taoiseach and the Government

What this means

• The Department of the Taoiseach is the government body that supports the Taoiseach, who is the head of the Irish Government.[source]
• It acts as the secretariat to the Government and its committees, meaning it handles the formal administration of cabinet business.[source]
• The Department coordinates policy across all government departments, covering areas like EU affairs, international relations, and economic and social policy.[source]
• Its legal basis comes from the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, one of the earliest laws establishing how Irish government departments operate.[source]
• Because it sits at the centre of government, this Department plays a key role in accountability by ensuring decisions are properly coordinated and recorded.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• duty held by body
  Department of the TaoiseachBody

Indirect impact (4)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-taoiseach
  Reduce child poverty through the dedicated programme officeCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-taoiseach
  Continue investment through the Shared Island FundCommitment
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip; and the Department of Health with responsibility for Mental Health2-hop via dept-taoiseach
  Mary ButlerOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Secretary General to the Government and Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach2-hop via dept-taoiseach
  John CallinanOfficeholder