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Introduction The department also has responsibility for the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO).
The Department of the Taoiseach is concerned with the carrying out by the Taoiseach of his functions under the Constitution and under statute. It provides the secretariat to the Government. It is the channel of communication between government departments and the President. The Department supports the Government Chief Whip and Minister of State in carrying out the functions delegated or assigned to them. It also has responsibility for the Government Press Service. Under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975, the Taoiseach has statutory responsibilities relating to the reform of the law of the State; the Law Reform Commission, for certain purposes, comes under the aegis of the department. Under the Statistics Acts 1926 and 1946, the Taoiseach has statutory responsibilities relating to the collection, compilation, abstraction and publication of statistics and the Central Statistics Office comes under the aegis of the department. Under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, the Taoiseach has statutory responsibilities for the administration of all public services that are not the responsibility of any other department.
Offices Department of the Taoiseach Government Buildings Upper Merrion Street Dublin 2. Main Telephone Number: 01 6194000 LoCall: 1890 227 227 Fax Number: 01 6194297 Email: webmaster@taoiseach.gov.ie Email protocol: firstname.surname@ taoiseach.gov.ie Website: www.taoiseach.gov.ie
Core areas of responsibility • Supports the efficient functioning of Government • Supports Government policy direction and Government co-ordination of major national priorities • Provides administrative support to the Taoiseach and the ministers of State
Department of the Taoiseach
Chapter 2 Department of the Taoiseach