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Northern Irish government department
The Department of Finance (DoF, Irish: An Roinn Airgeadais,[5] Ulster-Scots: Männystrie o Siller[6]) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for Finance. The incumbent Minister is John O’Dowd.
The department was previously called the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) before its name change on 9 May 2016.
DoF’s overall aim is to help the Northern Ireland Executive “secure the most appropriate and effective use of resources and services for the benefit of the community”.[7]
The department is responsible for the following policy areas:
Some financial matters are reserved to Westminster and are therefore not devolved:
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In addition, some matters are excepted and were not intended for devolution:[9]
DoF’s main counterparts in the United Kingdom Government are:
In the Irish Government, the main counterparts are:
Agencies and public bodies
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A Ministry of Finance was established on the formation of Northern Ireland in June 1921. A finance ministry also existed in the 1974 Northern Ireland Executive and became known as the Department of Finance and Personnel under direct rule.
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. DFP is therefore one of six direct rule Northern Ireland departments which 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:
Since 8 May 2007, devolution has operated without interruption.
Ministers of Finance
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Direct rule ministers
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During the periods of suspension, the following ministers of the Northern Ireland Office were responsible for the department:
- ^ “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.
- ^ “Stormont: Archibald to become economy minister in SF reshuffle”. 3 February 2025.
- ^ “About the Department”. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Department of Finance and Personnel – Irish Archived 17 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Department of Finance
- ^ Department of Finance and Personnel – Ulster-Scots Archived 17 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Department of Finance
- ^ Northern Ireland Budget 2011–15, page 65
- ^ Northern Ireland Act 1998, Schedule 3
- ^ Northern Ireland Act 1998, Schedule 2
- ^ HM Treasury: About us
- ^ Cabinet Office: About the Cabinet Office
- ^ Ministry of Justice: About us Archived 23 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Communities and Local Government: About us
- ^ Land Registry: Framework document
- ^ Department of Finance: How the Department works
- ^ Department of Justice: Law Reform
- ^ Department of Justice: Property Registration
- ^ Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Standards Archived 9 January 2011 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 2001
