Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Northern Ireland)

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
Department overview
Formed	1 December 1999
Preceding Department	Department of Education ; Department of Agriculture;
Dissolved	5 May 2016
Superseding agency	Department for Communities ; Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ; Department for Infrastructure;
Jurisdiction	Northern Ireland
Headquarters	Causeway Exchange, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7EG
Employees	269 (September 2011)
Annual budget	£112.1 million (current) & £16.3 million (capital) for 2011–12
Website	www.dcalni.gov.uk

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL; Irish: An Roinn Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta; Ulster Scots: Männystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom^[3]) was a devolved government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department was the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure.

After the election to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2016, the DCAL was closed and its roles and functions were amalgamated with other departments in order to reduce the size of the Northern Ireland Executive.

^ "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.
^ Männystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom is the name used by the Department itself, although other variants, like the Depairtment o Cultur, Airts an Leisur, are also in use.

[1] "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.

[2] "Budget 2011–15" (PDF). Department of Finance and Personnel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

[3] Männystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom is the name used by the Department itself, although other variants, like the Depairtment o Cultur, Airts an Leisur, are also in use.

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