About the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Introduction
Sections of the Department
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Introduction

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's mission is to support the sustainable and efficient delivery of well-planned homes and effective local government.

The department's Statement of Strategy sets out how it will achieve its goals to:

ensure that planning and building in our regions and communities contributes to sustainable and balanced development
provide for a stable, sustainable supply of good quality housing
provide a framework for the sustainable management of water resources from source to sea
support and enable democratic, responsive and effective local government, effective electoral management and high quality fire services and emergency management
serve society by producing and communicating reliable weather and climate information to protect life and property and to improve Met Éireann’s role as the authoritative voice for high impact weather in Ireland

Since 9 September 2020 the department is also responsible for:

managing the Irish State’s nature conservation responsibilities under national and European law
formulation and implementation of policy relating to Ireland’s architectural heritage
responsibility for built heritage including the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

About the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Introduction

Sections of the Department

Corporate Links