The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is a department of the Government of Ireland responsible for the policy, development, and regulation of the nation's agri-food, forestry, and marine sectors. Its mandate focuses on safeguarding food safety and animal welfare, delivering farm support schemes, and fostering sustainable rural and coastal economies. Tracing its administrative roots to the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction established in 1900, the department was formally instituted under the revolutionary First Dáil in 1919.