Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
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| Formed | June 1921 (as Ministry of Agriculture) |
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| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Headquarters | Jubilee House, 111 Ballykelly Road, Ballykelly, Limavady, BT49 9HP |
| Employees | 3,040 (March 2019) |
| Annual budget | £192.3 million (resource) & £291.8 million (capital) for 2018–19 |
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| Website | www |
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The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA; initials pronounced as 'Dare-aa') (Irish: An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Comhshaoil agus Gnóthaí Tuaithe; Ulster Scots: Depairtment o' Fairmin, Environment an' Kintra Matthers) is a government department in the Northern Ireland Executive, the devolved administration for Northern Ireland. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. The department was called the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) between 1999 and 2016. The Minister of Agriculture previously existed in the Government of Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972, where the department was known as the Ministry of Agriculture. The current Permanent Secretary is Katrina Godfrey.