Forfás

Forfás
Former State Agency of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment overview
Formed	January 1994
Dissolved	1 August 2014
Superseding agency	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment;
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Headquarters	Wilton Park House, Wilton Place, Dublin 2
Employees	90
Former State Agency of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment executive	Chief Executive; Chairman;
Key documents	Industrial Development Act, 1993; Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act, 2014;
Website	Forfás website

Forfás (Irish pronunciation: [ˈfˠɔɾˠfˠaːsˠ]) was the national policy advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation in Ireland. The agency was established in January 1994 under the Industrial Development Act, 1993 and was run by a board appointed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to whom the agency was responsible. Forfás was dissolved on 1 August 2014 and its functions were transferred to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Enterprise Ireland, the Industrial Development Authority and the Health and Safety Authority.

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