Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Department overview
Formed	2 August 2020
Jurisdiction	Government of Ireland
Headquarters	St Stephen's Green, Dublin
Minister responsible	Patrick O'Donovan, ; Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science;
Department executive	Colm O'Reardon, ; Secretary General;
Website	Official website

The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Irish: An Roinn Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

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The departmental team consists of the following:

The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was created by the Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 2020 as part of the reorganisation of governmental departments in the government of Micheál Martin.^[2]

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Date	Change
2 August 2020	Establishment of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science^[2]
21 October 2020	Transfer of Further and Higher Education, Research and Science from the Department of Education^[3]
1 January 2021	Transfer of Research Policy and Programmes from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment^[4]
16 April 2024	Transfer of Staff of Science Foundation Ireland from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment^[5]

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[1]
"Ministers". Department of Education and Skills. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
[2]
Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 2020, s. 1: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (No. 10 of 2020, s. 1). Enacted on 2 August 2020. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 August 2020.
[3]
Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 451 of 2020). Signed on 20 October 2020. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 November 2020.
[4]
Research Policy and Programmes (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 586 of 2020). Signed on 1 December 2020. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 15 December 2020.
[5]
Science Foundation Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 186 of 2024). Signed on 16 April 2024. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2024.

Departmental team