Department of The Environment (Northern Ireland) - Responsibilities

Responsibilities

The main policy responsibilities of the department are:

• the natural environment
• the built environment
• land use planning
• road safety
• regulation of drivers, vehicles and vehicle operators
• local government

The DOE’s main counterparts in the United Kingdom Government are:

• the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra);
• the Department for Communities and Local Government;
• the Department for Transport;
• the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (on built heritage).

In the Irish Government, its main counterparts are:

• the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; and
• the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.