Government and public bodies in Ireland

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 63 government and public bodies in Ireland.

Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.

The largest concentrations are in Dublin (46) and Cork (4).

Ireland scores 69.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 14 of 117 economies.

See Ireland on the IEPA ↗

63 government and public bodies

• An Garda Síochána
  Government or public body · Dublin · garda.ie
• Arts Council
  Government or public body · Dublin · artscouncil.ie
• Carlow County Council
  Government or public body · Carlow · carlow.ie
• Citizens Information Board
  Government or public body · Dublin · citizensinformationboard.ie
• Cork City Council
  Government or public body · Cork · corkcity.ie
• Cork County Council
  Government or public body · Cork · corkcoco.ie
• Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
  Government or public body · Dublin · agriculture.gov.ie
• Department of Children and Youth Affairs
  Government or public body · Dublin · dcya.gov.ie
• Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
  Government or public body · Dublin · chg.gov.ie
• Department of Defence
  Government or public body · Droichead Nua · defence.ie
• Department of Education and Skills
  Government or public body · Dublin · education.ie
• Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
  Government or public body · Dublin · enterprise.gov.ie
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  Government or public body · Dublin · dfa.ie
• Department of Health
  Government or public body · Dublin · gov.ie
• Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
  Government or public body · Dublin · gov.ie
• Department of Justice
  Government or public body · Dublin · justice.ie
• Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
  Government or public body · Dublin · per.gov.ie
• Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
  Government or public body · Dublin · gov.ie
• Department of the Taoiseach
  Government or public body · Dublin · taoiseach.gov.ie
• Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
  Government or public body · Dublin · dttas.ie
• Dublin City Council
  Government or public body · Dublin · dublincity.ie
• Educational Research Organisation
  Government or public body · Dublin · erc.ie
• Enterprise Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · enterprise-ireland.com
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
  Government or public body · Dublin · eurofound.europa.eu
• Fáilte Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · failteireland.ie
• Fishing in Ireland
  Government or public body · Dormant · Dublin · fishinginireland.info
• Food Safety Authority of Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · fsai.ie
• Foras Áiseanna Saothair
  Government or public body · Dublin · fas.ie
• Garda Síochána Inspectorate
  Government or public body · Dublin · gsinsp.ie
• Geological Survey of Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · gsi.ie
• Government of Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · gov.ie
• Health Information and Quality Authority
  Government or public body · Cork · hiqa.ie
• Health Products Regulatory Authority
  Government or public body · Dublin · hpra.ie
• Health Research Board
  Government or public body · Dublin · hrb.ie
• Heritage Council
  Government or public body · Kilkenny · heritagecouncil.ie
• Higher Education Authority
  Government or public body · Dublin · hea.ie
• Inland Fisheries Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · fisheriesireland.ie
• Institute of Public Health
  Government or public body · Dublin · publichealth.ie
• Institute of Technology Carlow
  Government or public body · Dormant · Carlow · itcarlow.ie
• Irish Congress of Trade Unions
  Government or public body · Dublin · ictu.ie
• Irish Defence Forces
  Government or public body · Dublin · military.ie
• Irish Rail
  Government or public body · Dublin · irishrail.ie
• Irish Research Council
  Government or public body · Dormant · Dublin · research.ie
• Irish Youth Justice Service
  Government or public body · Dublin · iyjs.ie
• Limerick County Council
  Government or public body · Limerick · limerick.ie
• Local Government Management Agency
  Government or public body · Dublin · lgma.ie
• Louth County Council
  Government or public body · Dundalk · louthcoco.ie
• Marine Institute
  Government or public body · Oranmore · marine.ie
• Mayo County Council
  Government or public body · Castlebar · mayococo.ie
• Mental Health Commission
  Government or public body · Dublin · mhcirl.ie
• Monaghan County Council
  Government or public body · Monaghan · monaghan.ie
• National Parks and Wildlife Service
  Government or public body · Dublin · npws.ie
• National Standards Authority of Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · nsai.ie
• National Transport Authority
  Government or public body · Dublin · nationaltransport.ie
• Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · epa.ie
• South West Regional Authority
  Government or public body · Cork · swra.ie
• Southern Regional Assembly
  Government or public body · Waterford · southernassembly.ie
• Sport Ireland Institute
  Government or public body · Dublin · sportireland.ie
• Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · seai.ie
• Swim Ireland
  Government or public body · Blanchardstown · swimireland.ie
• Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland
  Government or public body · Dublin · researchireland.ie
• The Office of Public Works
  Government or public body · Trim · opw.ie
• Western Development Commission
  Government or public body · Ballaghaderreen · wdc.ie

Cities

• Government and public bodies in Dublin 46
• Government and public bodies in Cork 4