13:25 Nov 14, 2009 

Danke, Thomas. :)

19:11 Nov 11, 2009 

Ivo says that these "Ämter" are called "Staats-"-something in Bavaria because they are the responsibility of the "Länder". Just in case anyone is wondering why they are not called "Länder"-something, this must be because two of the German Federal states are in fact a Freistaat not a Land : Freistaat Bayern und Freistaat Sachsen (I think).
The relevance to our present question: Are the "Public Works" in Ireland the responsibility of the country as a whole or of some smaller political entity?

09:25 Nov 11, 2009 

ich denke eher an einen Begriff mit Behörde. Verwaltung klingt mir zu wenig aktiv, und offenbar - dahingehend meine Frage - ist dieses Amt eine Art ausführendes Organ eines Ministeriums bzw. der Regierung auf staatlicher Ebene, also eines Bauministeriums, Infrastrukturministeriums oder ähnlichem. Tiefbau greift sicher zu kurz. Staatliche Baubehörde finde ich nicht schlecht.

07:40 Nov 11, 2009 

After reading Kerstin's reference, the Office of Public Works in Ireland is charged with much greater tasks than the OPWs I know from the USA. I believe, once this question is closed, a glossary entry with differentiation should be made. OPW(USA)=Tiefbauamt, OPW(Ireland)=Staatsbauverwaltung, OPW(UK)=??

18:58 Nov 10, 2009 

if you look at my reference link. So I think the term should be left as is with an explanation in ().