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The left sidebar, which remains in all areas of the site, is the main navigation tool for the Government site.

If you are looking for a link to a particular organisations (Public Office, Government Department, etc), see the links below 'Find Organisations'

All State Organisations will take you to a list of all Public and Government Organisations (including Government Departments, Civil Service Offices, State agencies etc)

Government Departments is an alphabetical list of all Government Departments.

Sites by Topic will take you to a list of topics to help you find the Organisation you need. Each Organisation will come under the relevant topic.

If you are looking for some information rather than a particular organisation please see the links under 'Find Information'

To find the latest information on Government Happenings go to 'What's New'

OASIS brings you to the OASIS site, which is Online Access to Services, Information and Support. Here you will find information on services to citizens.

BASIS brings you the BASIS site, which is Business Access to State Information and Services. This site will have information targeted at the Business community.

Alternatively you can use the Government Search engine to find the information required. Click on 'Search' to go to the advanced search page where you can enter in your keywords, and other variables to narrow down your search.

Use the 'Quicksearch' ( a quick access to the Search engine) by entering your keywords in the text field and pressing 'GO'. Your result will come up in the main Search engine page and you can further narrow down your search as outlined above.

About Ireland is a section which contains summary information on all aspects on Ireland and life in Ireland - Culture, History, Northern Ireland, Economy and more. This section also contains a photo gallery with a selection of images from around Ireland.

'FAQ' brings you to a page with frequently asked sample questions and their answers.

The 'Help' link brings you to this Help page.

'Home' will bring you back to the main Government page. You can also access the main Government page by clicking 'Ireland' or the Harp emblem on the top bar.

The above four links appear also on the end bar.

Gaeilge/English
The language change button appears at the end of the sidebar. This brings you to the Irish/English version of the site depending on which language version you are in. In the English version of the site, it reads: 'Gaeilge', and in the Irish version, it reads, 'English'. You can click it at any time and it will bring you to the other language version without moving out of the section you are in.