About the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

The Department is organised into five Divisions, including the Corporate Affairs Division, each of which is led at Assistant Secretary level. The delivery of the Creative Ireland Programme is also overseen by a Director reporting to the head of Arts & Culture.

Its responsibilities are as follows:

• The Culture and Arts Division is responsible for supporting and developing engagement with, and in arts, culture and creativity by individuals and communities; promoting Ireland's arts, culture and creativity globally; and driving a more vibrant and diverse Night-Time Economy.

• The Communications Division’s responsibilities are far reaching, including the National Broadband Plan, telecommunications policy and regulation, and digital strategy and cyber security. The Communications Division also includes the Office of the Chief Technology Officer

• The Media and Broadcasting Division ensures a robust, effective and appropriately resourced framework for online safety and the efficient and effective provision of public service content by plural, diverse, and representative media services to the people of Ireland.

• The Sports Division works to promote greater sports participation and investing in new sports facilities and high performance athletes. The Division is also responsible for the implementation of national sports policy and oversight of Sport Ireland. The Division manages the Community Sport Facilities Fund and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, in addition to assessing / bidding for Major Sports Events and, when successful, leading a “whole of government” approach to the delivery of such events.

• To promote North-South co-operation, within the context of the Good Friday Agreement and the Government’s Shared Island Initiative.

The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport is made up of 5 divisions:

• Culture and Arts
• Communications
• Sport
• Broadcasting and Media
• Corporate Affairs

Further details on the department’s structure and management tiers are available on Who Does What

• Annual Report 2023
• Access to Information on the Environment (AIE)
• Career opportunities
• Contact the department
• Corporate Governance Framework
• Customer Service
• Data Protection
• Designated Public Officials
• Freedom of Information (FOI)
• Language Scheme
• Media agencies and bodies under the aegis of the department
• Minister's Diaries
• Ministerial Expenses
• Open Data
• Re-use of Public Sector Information
• Secretary General’s Diary
• State agencies and bodies under the department’s aegis
• Statement of Strategy 2024-2025
• Consultation Notice: Statement of Strategy 2025-28
• Brief for New Minister
• Well-being Framework