Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
(Redirected from Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht)
The Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of the Government of Ireland who performs functions delegated by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State, who were appointed in 2022:[1]
- Anne Rabbitte – Minister of State with special responsibility for Disability.[2]
- Joe O'Brien – Minister of State with special responsibility for Integration.
List of parliamentary secretaries
[edit]| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Lindsay[3] | 2 July 1956 | 24 October 1956 | Fine Gael | 7th | |
| Pádraig Faulkner | 21 April 1965 | 10 March 1968 | Fianna Fáil | 11th • 12th | |
| Gerry Collins[4] | 9 July 1969 | 9 May 1970 | Fianna Fáil | 13th | |
| Michael F. Kitt[4] | 9 May 1970 | 5 February 1973 | Fianna Fáil | ||
List of ministers of state
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Department of the Gaeltacht 1978–1993[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael D'Arcy[5] | 16 December 1982 | 18 February 1986 | Fine Gael | 19th | ||
| Denis Gallagher | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | 20th | ||
| Pat "the Cope" Gallagher[6][7] | 19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | 21st | ||
| 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | 22nd | ||||
Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 1993–1997[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Pat "the Cope" Gallagher[8] | 14 January 1993 | 9 June 1994 | Fianna Fáil | Gaeltacht[9] | 23rd | |
| Donal Carey | 27 January 1995 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | 24th | ||
Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1997–2002[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Éamon Ó Cuív | 8 July 1997 | 19 February 2001 | Fianna Fáil | Gaeltacht and the islands | 25th | |
| Mary Coughlan | 19 February 2001 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Gaeltacht and the islands | ||
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2002–2007[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Noel Ahern | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs | 26th | |
| Pat Carey[10] | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs | 27th | |
| Conor Lenihan[10] | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Integration policy | ||
| 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | 28th | ||||
| John Curran | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs[11] | ||
| 22 April 2009 | 23 March 2010 | Integration and Community[12] | ||||
Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 2010–2011[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Mary White[13] | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011 | Green | Equality, human rights and integration[14] | 28th | |
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 2020–present[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Anne Rabbitte | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Disability[15] | 32nd[16] • 33rd • 34th | |
| Joe O'Brien | 21 December 2022 | Incumbent | Green | Integration | 33rd[17] • 34th | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Government Ministers". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Aireacht na Gaeltachta - Aire agus Rúnaí Parlaiminte a Cheapadh – Dáil Éireann (15th Dáil) – Tuesday, 3 July 1956". Houses of the Oireachtas (in Irish). Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil) – Wednesday, 13 May 1970". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil) – Thursday, 16 December 1982". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State. – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Thursday, 20 July 1989". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Members of Government and Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Thursday, 13 February 1992". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Wednesday, 10 February 1993". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Ordú naGaeltachta (Feidhmeanna Aire a Tharmligean) 1993 (S.I. No. 47 of 1993). Signed on 9 February 1993. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Tuesday, 26 June 2007". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 218 of 2008). Signed on 24 June 2008. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2009". Irish Statute Book. 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Wednesday, 23 March 2010". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2010". Irish Statute Book. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Carroll MacNeill and O'Donnell promoted to junior ministers". RTÉ News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.