The Minister of State at the Department of Health is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Health of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Health. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently three Ministers of State: [1]
Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Barry | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Fine Gael | 14th [2] |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Nolan | 25 March 1980 | 17 December 1980 | Fianna Fáil | 16th [3] [4] | ||
Thomas Hussey | 17 December 1980 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |||
Donal Creed | 30 June 1981 | 11 November 1981 | Fine Gael | 17th [5] [6] | ||
Mary Flaherty | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | Poverty and the Family | ||
Gerry L'Estrange | 11 November 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | |||
Fergus O'Brien | 16 December 1982 | 15 December 1983 | Fine Gael | Public Health | 19th [7] [8] | |
John Donnellan | 15 December 1983 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Public Health | ||
Terry Leyden | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | 20th [9] | ||
Noel Treacy | 19 July 1989 | 6 February 1991 | Fianna Fáil | 21st [10] [11] | ||
Chris Flood | 6 February 1991 | 13 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | |||
13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | 22nd [12] | ||||
Willie O'Dea | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | 23rd [13] | ||
Brian O'Shea | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour | Mental handicap, health promotion, food safety and public health | 24th [14] | |
Austin Currie | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | |||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Frank Fahey | 8 July 1997 | 1 February 2000 | Fianna Fáil | Children | 25th [15] [16] | |
Tom Moffatt | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Food safety and Older people | ||
Mary Hanafin | 1 February 2000 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
Ivor Callely | 18 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | Older People | 26th [17] | |
Brian Lenihan | 18 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
Tim O'Malley | 18 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | Progressive Democrats | Mental Health Services and Food Safety | ||
Seán Power | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Health Promotion | ||
Brendan Smith | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Children | 27th [18] | |
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Health Promotion and Food Safety | ||
Jimmy Devins | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Disability issues and mental health | ||
Máire Hoctor | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Older People | ||
Barry Andrews | 7 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Children and Youth Affairs | 28th [19] [20] | |
John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||
23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||||
Máire Hoctor | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | Older People | ||
Mary Wallace | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | Health Promotion and Food Safety | ||
Trevor Sargent | 22 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Green | Food Safety | ||
Áine Brady | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Older People and Health Promotion | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Róisín Shortall | 10 March 2011 | 26 September 2012 | Labour | Primary Care | 29th [21] [22] [23] | |
Kathleen Lynch | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Labour | Disability, Equality and Mental Health | ||
15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability | ||||
Alex White | 2 October 2012 | 11 July 2014 | Labour | Primary Care | ||
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | 22 April 2015 | 6 May 2016 | Labour | Drugs strategy [24] | ||
Finian McGrath | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Independent | Disability Issues | 30th [25] [26] | |
Helen McEntee | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Mental Health and Older People | ||
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Health Promotion | ||
Catherine Byrne | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Communities and the National Drugs Strategy | ||
Finian McGrath | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Disability Issues | 31st [27] [28] | |
Jim Daly | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Mental Health and Older People | ||
Catherine Byrne | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Health Promotion and National Drugs Strategy | ||
Frank Feighan | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fine Gael | Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy | 32nd [29] | |
Mary Butler | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Mental Health and Older People | 32nd [30] • 33rd • 34th | |
Anne Rabbitte | 1 July 2020 | 9 April 2024 | Fianna Fáil | Disability | 32nd • 33rd | |
Hildegarde Naughton | 21 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | Fine Gael | Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy | 33rd | |
Colm Burke | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy | 34th [31] |
The Minister of State at the Department of Health is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Health of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Health. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently three Ministers of State: [1]
Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Barry | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Fine Gael | 14th [2] |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Nolan | 25 March 1980 | 17 December 1980 | Fianna Fáil | 16th [3] [4] | ||
Thomas Hussey | 17 December 1980 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |||
Donal Creed | 30 June 1981 | 11 November 1981 | Fine Gael | 17th [5] [6] | ||
Mary Flaherty | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | Poverty and the Family | ||
Gerry L'Estrange | 11 November 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | |||
Fergus O'Brien | 16 December 1982 | 15 December 1983 | Fine Gael | Public Health | 19th [7] [8] | |
John Donnellan | 15 December 1983 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Public Health | ||
Terry Leyden | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | 20th [9] | ||
Noel Treacy | 19 July 1989 | 6 February 1991 | Fianna Fáil | 21st [10] [11] | ||
Chris Flood | 6 February 1991 | 13 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | |||
13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | 22nd [12] | ||||
Willie O'Dea | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | 23rd [13] | ||
Brian O'Shea | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour | Mental handicap, health promotion, food safety and public health | 24th [14] | |
Austin Currie | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | |||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Frank Fahey | 8 July 1997 | 1 February 2000 | Fianna Fáil | Children | 25th [15] [16] | |
Tom Moffatt | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Food safety and Older people | ||
Mary Hanafin | 1 February 2000 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
Ivor Callely | 18 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | Older People | 26th [17] | |
Brian Lenihan | 18 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
Tim O'Malley | 18 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | Progressive Democrats | Mental Health Services and Food Safety | ||
Seán Power | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Health Promotion | ||
Brendan Smith | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Children | 27th [18] | |
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Health Promotion and Food Safety | ||
Jimmy Devins | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Disability issues and mental health | ||
Máire Hoctor | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Older People | ||
Barry Andrews | 7 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Children and Youth Affairs | 28th [19] [20] | |
John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||
23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||||
Máire Hoctor | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | Older People | ||
Mary Wallace | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | Health Promotion and Food Safety | ||
Trevor Sargent | 22 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Green | Food Safety | ||
Áine Brady | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Older People and Health Promotion | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Róisín Shortall | 10 March 2011 | 26 September 2012 | Labour | Primary Care | 29th [21] [22] [23] | |
Kathleen Lynch | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Labour | Disability, Equality and Mental Health | ||
15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability | ||||
Alex White | 2 October 2012 | 11 July 2014 | Labour | Primary Care | ||
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | 22 April 2015 | 6 May 2016 | Labour | Drugs strategy [24] | ||
Finian McGrath | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Independent | Disability Issues | 30th [25] [26] | |
Helen McEntee | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Mental Health and Older People | ||
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Health Promotion | ||
Catherine Byrne | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Communities and the National Drugs Strategy | ||
Finian McGrath | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Disability Issues | 31st [27] [28] | |
Jim Daly | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Mental Health and Older People | ||
Catherine Byrne | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Health Promotion and National Drugs Strategy | ||
Frank Feighan | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fine Gael | Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy | 32nd [29] | |
Mary Butler | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Mental Health and Older People | 32nd [30] • 33rd • 34th | |
Anne Rabbitte | 1 July 2020 | 9 April 2024 | Fianna Fáil | Disability | 32nd • 33rd | |
Hildegarde Naughton | 21 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | Fine Gael | Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy | 33rd | |
Colm Burke | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy | 34th [31] |