Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Northern Ireland)

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL; Irish: An Roinn Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta; Ulster Scots: Männystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom) 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.

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
Department overview
Formed1 December 1999
Preceding Department
  • Department of Education
    Department of Agriculture
Dissolved5 May 2016
Superseding agency
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
HeadquartersCauseway Exchange, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7EG
Employees269 (September 2011)
Annual budget£112.1 million (current) & £16.3 million (capital) for 2011–12
Websitewww.dcalni.gov.uk
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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.

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