The Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Social Protection of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Social Protection. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State: [1]
Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Kennedy | 19 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | 6th [2] | |
21 March 1957 | 11 November 1961 | 8th [3] • 9th [4] | |||
Johnny Geoghegan | 9 July 1969 | 14 March 1973 | Fianna Fáil | 13th [5] | |
Frank Cluskey | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Labour | 14th [6] |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Nolan | 25 March 1980 | 17 December 1980 | Fianna Fáil | 16th [7] [8] | ||
Thomas Hussey | 17 December 1980 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |||
Mary Flaherty | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | Poverty and the Family | 17th [9] | |
Denis Gallagher | 23 March 1982 | 27 October 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Social Welfare Claims | 18th [10] [11] | |
Rory O'Hanlon | 28 October 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Social Welfare Claims | ||
Fergus O'Brien | 16 December 1982 | 15 December 1983 | Fine Gael | Social Welfare Information | 19th [12] [13] | |
John Donnellan | 15 December 1983 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Social Welfare Information | ||
Séamus Pattison | 15 December 1983 | 20 January 1987 | Labour | Social Welfare Administration | ||
Joan Burton | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Labour | EC Poverty Plans and Tax and Social Welfare Codes [14] | 23rd [15] | |
Bernard Durkan | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | 24th [16] | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Máire Hoctor | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Older People | 27th [17] | |
13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | 28th [18] [19] | ||||
Áine Brady | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Older People and Health Promotion | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Kevin Humphreys | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Labour | Employment, Community and Social Support [20] [21] [22] | 29th [23] | |
Finian McGrath | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Independent | Disability Issues [24] | 30th [25] | |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Finian McGrath | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Disability Issues [26] | 31st [27] | |
Pat Breen | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Damien English | 19 July 2020 | 12 January 2023 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Business | 32nd • 33rd [28] [29] | |
Neale Richmond | 13 January 2023 | 10 April 2024 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Business | ||
Joe O'Brien | 19 July 2020 | Incumbent | Green | Community Development and Charities | 32nd • 33rd • 34th | |
Emer Higgins | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | Business, Employment and Retail | 34th |
The Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Social Protection of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Social Protection. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State: [1]
Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Kennedy | 19 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | 6th [2] | |
21 March 1957 | 11 November 1961 | 8th [3] • 9th [4] | |||
Johnny Geoghegan | 9 July 1969 | 14 March 1973 | Fianna Fáil | 13th [5] | |
Frank Cluskey | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Labour | 14th [6] |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Nolan | 25 March 1980 | 17 December 1980 | Fianna Fáil | 16th [7] [8] | ||
Thomas Hussey | 17 December 1980 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |||
Mary Flaherty | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | Poverty and the Family | 17th [9] | |
Denis Gallagher | 23 March 1982 | 27 October 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Social Welfare Claims | 18th [10] [11] | |
Rory O'Hanlon | 28 October 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Social Welfare Claims | ||
Fergus O'Brien | 16 December 1982 | 15 December 1983 | Fine Gael | Social Welfare Information | 19th [12] [13] | |
John Donnellan | 15 December 1983 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Social Welfare Information | ||
Séamus Pattison | 15 December 1983 | 20 January 1987 | Labour | Social Welfare Administration | ||
Joan Burton | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Labour | EC Poverty Plans and Tax and Social Welfare Codes [14] | 23rd [15] | |
Bernard Durkan | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | 24th [16] | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Máire Hoctor | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Older People | 27th [17] | |
13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | 28th [18] [19] | ||||
Áine Brady | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Older People and Health Promotion | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Kevin Humphreys | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Labour | Employment, Community and Social Support [20] [21] [22] | 29th [23] | |
Finian McGrath | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Independent | Disability Issues [24] | 30th [25] | |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Finian McGrath | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Disability Issues [26] | 31st [27] | |
Pat Breen | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Damien English | 19 July 2020 | 12 January 2023 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Business | 32nd • 33rd [28] [29] | |
Neale Richmond | 13 January 2023 | 10 April 2024 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Business | ||
Joe O'Brien | 19 July 2020 | Incumbent | Green | Community Development and Charities | 32nd • 33rd • 34th | |
Emer Higgins | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | Business, Employment and Retail | 34th |