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Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)

May 09, 2024

The Department of the Environment (DOE or DOENI; Irish: An Roinn Comhshaoil;[3] Ulster-Scots: Männystrie o tha Kintraside) was a devolved Northern Irish government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The Minister for the Environment was overall responsible for the department.

Department of the Environment
Department overview
FormedUnknown (on or before 1 January 1974)
Preceding Department
Dissolved6 May 2016
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
HeadquartersClarence Court, 10–18 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8GB
Employees2,681 (September 2011)[1]
Annual budget£127.0 million (current) & £5.1 million (capital) for 2011–12[2]
Websitewww.doeni.gov.uk

Aim edit

The DOE's overall aim was to "work in partnership" with the public, private and voluntary sectors to promote the "economic and social welfare of the community" through "promoting sustainable development and seeking to secure a better and safer environment for everyone".[4]

The last Minister was Mark H. Durkan (Social Democratic and Labour Party).[5]

Responsibilities edit

The main policy responsibilities of the department were:[6]

  • the natural environment
  • the built environment
  • land use planning
  • road safety
  • regulation of drivers, vehicles and vehicle operators
  • local government

The DOE's main counterparts in the United Kingdom Government were:

In the Irish Government, its main counterparts were:

History edit

The Ministry of Home Affairs was established on the formation of Northern Ireland in June 1921 and was responsible for a range of non-economic domestic matters, including local government. A separate Ministry of Health and Local Government was formed in 1944 and split in 1965 to create the Ministry of Development. An environment ministry existed in the 1974 Northern Ireland Executive, and the ministry was known as the Department of the Environment under direct rule.

The DoE is still used in everyday language in Northern Ireland to describe the Roads Service, which was once run by the department but is currently an agency of the separate Department for Regional Development.

Following a referendum on the Belfast Agreement on 23 May 1998 and the granting of royal assent to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on 19 November 1998, a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive were established by the United Kingdom Government under Prime Minister Tony Blair. The process was known as devolution and was set up to return devolved legislative powers to Northern Ireland. DoE was one of the six direct rule Northern Ireland departments that continued in existence after devolution in December 1999 by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.

A devolved minister first took office on 2 December 1999. Devolution was suspended for four periods, during which the department came under the responsibility of direct rule ministers from the Northern Ireland Office:

Ministers of the Environment edit

Minister Image Party Took office Left office
    Sam Foster   Ulster Unionist 29 November 1999 11 February 2000
Office suspended
    Sam Foster   Ulster Unionist 30 May 2000 20 February 2002[21]
    Dermot Nesbitt   Ulster Unionist 20 February 2002 14 October 2002
Office suspended
    Arlene Foster   DUP 8 May 2007 9 June 2008
    Sammy Wilson   DUP 9 June 2008 2 July 2009
    Edwin Poots   DUP 3 July 2009 4 May 2011
    Alex Attwood   SDLP 16 May 2011 15 July 2013
    Mark H. Durkan   SDLP 16 July 2013 30 March 2016
Office and department abolished

Direct rule ministers edit

During the periods of suspension, the following ministers of the Northern Ireland Office were responsible for the department:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ (PDF). Department of Finance and Personnel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2003" (PDF) (in Irish). North/South Ministerial Council. Retrieved 3 March 2009. (page 30)
  4. ^ Northern Ireland Budget 2011–15, page 80
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011. Northern Ireland Executive
  6. ^ DOE: About us 8 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Defra: About Defra 23 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Communities and Local Government: About us
  9. ^ Department for Transport: About us
  10. ^ DCMS: Historic environment
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  12. ^ Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Article 2, Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Commencement) Order 2000
  14. ^ Article 2, Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Restoration of Devolved Government) Order 2000
  15. ^ Article 1, Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Suspension of Devolved Government) Order 2001
  16. ^ Article 2, Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Restoration of Devolved Government) Order 2001
  17. ^ Article 1, Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Suspension of Devolved Government) (No.2) Order 2001
  18. ^ Article 2, Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Restoration of Devolved Government) (No.2) Order 2001
  19. ^ Article 1, Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Suspension of Devolved Government) Order 2002
  20. ^ Article 2, Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Restoration of Devolved Government) Order 2007
  21. ^ Office suspended for 24 hours on 11 August 2001 and 22 September 2001

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland).
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  • "The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999" (PDF). (37.0 KB)

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The Department of the Environment DOE or DOENI Irish An Roinn Comhshaoil 3 Ulster Scots Mannystrie o tha Kintraside was a devolved Northern Irish government department in the Northern Ireland Executive The Minister for the Environment was overall responsible for the department Department of the EnvironmentDepartment overviewFormedUnknown on or before 1 January 1974 Preceding DepartmentMinistry of DevelopmentDissolved6 May 2016JurisdictionNorthern IrelandHeadquartersClarence Court 10 18 Adelaide Street Belfast BT2 8GBEmployees2 681 September 2011 1 Annual budget 127 0 million current amp 5 1 million capital for 2011 12 2 Websitewww doeni gov uk Contents 1 Aim 2 Responsibilities 3 History 4 Ministers of the Environment 4 1 Direct rule ministers 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksAim editThe DOE s overall aim was to work in partnership with the public private and voluntary sectors to promote the economic and social welfare of the community through promoting sustainable development and seeking to secure a better and safer environment for everyone 4 The last Minister was Mark H Durkan Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 Responsibilities editThe main policy responsibilities of the department were 6 the natural environment the built environment land use planning road safety regulation of drivers vehicles and vehicle operators local government The DOE s main counterparts in the United Kingdom Government were the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Defra 7 the Department for Communities and Local Government 8 the Department for Transport 9 the Department for Culture Media and Sport on built heritage 10 In the Irish Government its main counterparts were the Department of the Environment Community and Local Government 11 and the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport 12 History editThis section needs to be updated The reason given is Text below says has operated without interruption since 2007 but the department no longer exists and there is no information here on its dissolution etc Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information December 2023 The Ministry of Home Affairs was established on the formation of Northern Ireland in June 1921 and was responsible for a range of non economic domestic matters including local government A separate Ministry of Health and Local Government was formed in 1944 and split in 1965 to create the Ministry of Development An environment ministry existed in the 1974 Northern Ireland Executive and the ministry was known as the Department of the Environment under direct rule The DoE is still used in everyday language in Northern Ireland to describe the Roads Service which was once run by the department but is currently an agency of the separate Department for Regional Development Following a referendum on the Belfast Agreement on 23 May 1998 and the granting of royal assent to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on 19 November 1998 a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive were established by the United Kingdom Government under Prime Minister Tony Blair The process was known as devolution and was set up to return devolved legislative powers to Northern Ireland DoE was one of the six direct rule Northern Ireland departments that continued in existence after devolution in December 1999 by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and The Departments Northern Ireland Order 1999 A devolved minister first took office on 2 December 1999 Devolution was suspended for four periods during which the department came under the responsibility of direct rule ministers from the Northern Ireland Office between 12 February 2000 13 and 30 May 2000 14 on 11 August 2001 15 16 on 22 September 2001 17 18 between 15 October 2002 19 and 8 May 2007 20 Ministers of the Environment editMinister Image Party Took office Left office Sam Foster nbsp Ulster Unionist 29 November 1999 11 February 2000 Office suspended Sam Foster nbsp Ulster Unionist 30 May 2000 20 February 2002 21 Dermot Nesbitt nbsp Ulster Unionist 20 February 2002 14 October 2002 Office suspended Arlene Foster nbsp DUP 8 May 2007 9 June 2008 Sammy Wilson nbsp DUP 9 June 2008 2 July 2009 Edwin Poots nbsp DUP 3 July 2009 4 May 2011 Alex Attwood nbsp SDLP 16 May 2011 15 July 2013 Mark H Durkan nbsp SDLP 16 July 2013 30 March 2016 Office and department abolished Direct rule ministers edit During the periods of suspension the following ministers of the Northern Ireland Office were responsible for the department George Howarth 2000 Angela Smith 2002 05 Lord Rooker 2005 06 David Cairns 2006 07 See also editCommittee for the EnvironmentReferences edit Northern Ireland Quarterly Employment Survey Historical Data Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment Archived from the original on 16 March 2012 Retrieved 28 December 2011 Budget 2011 15 PDF Department of Finance and Personnel Archived from the original PDF on 13 December 2011 Retrieved 28 December 2011 Annual Report 2003 PDF in Irish North South Ministerial Council Retrieved 3 March 2009 page 30 Northern Ireland Budget 2011 15 page 80 Ministers and their departments Northern Ireland Executive Archived from the original on 16 October 2011 Retrieved 14 October 2011 Northern Ireland Executive DOE About us Archived 8 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Defra About Defra Archived 23 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Communities and Local Government About us Department for Transport About us DCMS Historic environment Environment Community and Local Government Mission Statement Archived from the original on 22 December 2010 Retrieved 5 January 2011 Department of Transport Tourism and Sport Roads Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Article 2 Northern Ireland Act 2000 Commencement Order 2000 Article 2 Northern Ireland Act 2000 Restoration of Devolved Government Order 2000 Article 1 Northern Ireland Act 2000 Suspension of Devolved Government Order 2001 Article 2 Northern Ireland Act 2000 Restoration of Devolved Government Order 2001 Article 1 Northern Ireland Act 2000 Suspension of Devolved Government No 2 Order 2001 Article 2 Northern Ireland Act 2000 Restoration of Devolved Government No 2 Order 2001 Article 1 Northern Ireland Act 2000 Suspension of Devolved Government Order 2002 Article 2 Northern Ireland Act 2000 Restoration of Devolved Government Order 2007 Office suspended for 24 hours on 11 August 2001 and 22 September 2001External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Department of the Environment Northern Ireland Department of Environment web site The Departments Northern Ireland Order 1999 PDF 37 0 KB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department of the Environment Northern Ireland amp oldid 1203826184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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