National Transport Authority (Ireland)

National Transport Authority
Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair
	Logo of the National Transport Authority
Agency overview
Formed	1 December 2009
Preceding	Dublin Transportation Office;
Type	Statutory non-commercial body
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Headquarters	Dún Scéine, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2; 53.332196°N 6.261729°W
Minister responsible	Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport;
Agency executives	Anne Graham, CEO; Fred Barry, Chairperson;
Parent department	Department of Transport
Key documents	Dublin Transport Authority Act, 2008; Public Transport Regulation Act, 2009;
Website	NTA website

The National Transport Authority (Irish: Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair) or NTA is the transport authority for Greater Dublin and the public transport licensing agency for Ireland. It was established under the provisions of the Dublin Transport Authority Act (2008) and the Public Transport Regulation Act (2009), on 1 December 2009.

The NTA took over certain functions from the Department of Transport and the entire role of the Dublin Transportation Office. It has also taken over the functions of the Commission for Taxi Regulation when Part 4 of the Public Transport Regulation Act (2009) commenced on 1 January 2011.

The NTA operates under the consumer facing brand Transport for Ireland.

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