Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011
No. 10 of 2011
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1 - 7 | 4 July 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 8 - 10 | 6 July 2011 | Ss. 1(2) & 6. Day appointed by Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Ss. 11 - 16(2) | 4 July 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 16(3) | 6 July 2011 | Ss. 1(2) & 6. Day appointed by Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 16(4) | 4 July 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 17 - 99 | 6 July 2011 | Ss. 1(2) & 6. Day appointed by Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Ss. 100 - 101 | 4 July 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 1 | 6 July 2011 | Ss. 1(2) & 6. Day appointed by Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 | 6 July 2011 | Ss. 1(2) & 6. Day appointed by Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3 | 6 July 2011 | Ss. 1(2) & 6. Day appointed by Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Ministers and Secretaries Acts | S. 1(3) | ||
| S. 3(1)(g) substituted | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (No. 11 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 59 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 9(1)(a)(i)-(ii) functions transferred | Public Expenditure and Reform (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 574 of 2013), arts. 1(2), 3 | 10 December 2013 | Public Expenditure and Reform (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 574 of 2013), art. 1(2) |
| S. 16A inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (No. 39 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 12 | 30 November 2015 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 546 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 16A(10) amended | Public Service Pay Act 2021 (15/2021), s. 4(a) | 5 July 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 16A(10A) inserted | Public Service Pay Act 2021 (15/2021), s. 4(b) | 5 July 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 17 substituted | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 29 of 2013), ss. 1, 4(2) | 19 December 2013 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 577 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 17A inserted | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 29 of 2013), ss. 2, 4(2) | 19 December 2013 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 577 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 17A(2) substituted | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (5/2019), ss. 1(2), 73 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(j) |
| S. 17A(2) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 215(a) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 17A(4) inserted | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 215(b) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 21(2)(k) references to "Financial Services Ombudsman Council" construed as "Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Council" | Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017, s. 29(2) | 1 January 2018 | Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 524 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 21(2)(e)-(g) deleted | National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 23 of 2014), ss. 1(3), 5(1), sch. 1 pt. 9 item 1 | 22 December 2014 | National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 586 of 2014), art. 2(d) |
| S. 101(3) amended | Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (39/2023), s. 96(1) | 18 December 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Act 2023 (23/2023), ss. 1(2), 25 | 2 August 2023 | Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 388 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Finance Act 2022 (44/2022), ss. 96(22), 96(25) | 15 December 2022 | Commenced as per s. 96(25) | |
| Finance Act 2022 (44/2022), ss. 99(2), 99(4) | 15 December 2022 | Commenced on enactment | |
| Finance Act 2021 (45/2021), s. 80(2) | 15 December 2022 | Commenced on enactment | |
| Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Act 2021 (31/2021), s. 45 | 22 July 2021 | Commenced on enactment | |
| Sch. 1 references construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Act No. 15 of 2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 32(2) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment | |
| ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014 (5/2014), ss. 8(1), (2), 9(3) | 19 June 2014 | ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 286 of 2014), art. 2 | |
| Sch 1. para. 19A inserted | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (39/2022), ss. 1(3), 31, schedule | 1 January 2023 | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 678 of 2022), art. 4(d) |
| Sch. 2, pt. 1 amended | Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Act 2012 (No. 49 of 2012), s. 4 | 26 December 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 4 | Oireachtas (Allowances and Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 149 of 2013) |
| S. 6 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011) |
| S. 7 | Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Scheme 2012 (S.I. No. 291 of 2012) |
| S. 9 | Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 455 of 2023) |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations, 2022 (S.I. No. 274 of 2022) | |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 150 of 2020) | |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 394 of 2018) | |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 460 of 2017) | |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 188 of 2015) | |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 89 of 2014) | |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 498 of 2013) | |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 388 of 2012) | |
| Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 160 of 2012) |