The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is a junior ministerial post in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State: [1]
Name | Term of Office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Roddy | 21 September 1927 | 9 March 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC | |
Seán O'Grady | 9 March 1932 | 29 December 1937 | Fianna Fáil | 6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC | |
Name | Term of Office | Party | Government | ||
Seán O'Grady | 29 December 1937 | 9 February 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 1st • 2nd | |
Eamon Kissane | 9 February 1943 | 1 July 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 2nd | |
Jack Lynch | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | 6th | |
Brian Lenihan | 11 October 1961 | 3 November 1964 | Fianna Fáil | 10th | |
George Colley | 21 November 1964 | 21 April 1965 | Fianna Fáil | ||
Name | Term of Office | Party | Government | ||
Michael Pat Murphy | 9 February 1977 | 5 July 1977 | Labour | 14th |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom McEllistrim | 23 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Forestry | 18th | |
Michael D'Arcy | 16 December 1982 | 18 February 1986 | Fine Gael | Fisheries and Forestry | 19th | |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
John Donnellan | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Fisheries | 19th | |
Michael Moynihan | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Tourism | 19th | |
Michael Smith | 10 March 1987 | 31 March 1987 | Fianna Fáil | Forestry | 20th | |
Denis Lyons | 10 March 1987 | 31 March 1987 | Fianna Fáil | Tourism | 20th | |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | Marine matters | 20th | |
Michael J. Noonan | 19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | 21st | ||
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | 22nd | ||
Gerry O'Sullivan | 14 January 1993 | 5 August 1994 | Labour | Port Development, Safety and Inland Fisheries | 23rd | |
Eamon Gilmore | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Democratic Left | 24th | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Hugh Byrne | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Aquaculture and Forestry | 25th | |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
John Browne | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | Marine | 26th | |
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 29 September 2004 | 14 February 2006 | Fianna Fáil | Marine | ||
John Browne | 14 February 2006 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Marine | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Tony Killeen | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Energy | 27th [3] | |
Seán Power | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | Information society and Natural resources | 28th [4] | |
Conor Lenihan | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Natural resources | ||
Fergus O'Dowd | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Fine Gael | New ERA | 29th [5] | |
Joe McHugh | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Fine Gael | Natural resources | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Seán Kyne | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Natural resources | 30th [6] | |
20 June 2017 | 16 October 2018 | Natural resources and Digital development | 31st [7] | |||
Seán Canney | 16 October 2018 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Natural resources and Digital development | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Hildegarde Naughton | 27 June 2020 | 21 December 2022 | Fine Gael | Postal Policy and Eircodes | 32nd | |
Ossian Smyth | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent | Green | Communications and Circular Economy | 32nd • 33rd [8] • 34th | |
Jack Chambers | 21 December 2022 | 26 June 2024 | Fianna Fáil | Postal Policy | ||
James Lawless | 27 June 2024 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Postal Policy | 34th [9] |
The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is a junior ministerial post in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State: [1]
Name | Term of Office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Roddy | 21 September 1927 | 9 March 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC | |
Seán O'Grady | 9 March 1932 | 29 December 1937 | Fianna Fáil | 6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC | |
Name | Term of Office | Party | Government | ||
Seán O'Grady | 29 December 1937 | 9 February 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 1st • 2nd | |
Eamon Kissane | 9 February 1943 | 1 July 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 2nd | |
Jack Lynch | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | 6th | |
Brian Lenihan | 11 October 1961 | 3 November 1964 | Fianna Fáil | 10th | |
George Colley | 21 November 1964 | 21 April 1965 | Fianna Fáil | ||
Name | Term of Office | Party | Government | ||
Michael Pat Murphy | 9 February 1977 | 5 July 1977 | Labour | 14th |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom McEllistrim | 23 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Forestry | 18th | |
Michael D'Arcy | 16 December 1982 | 18 February 1986 | Fine Gael | Fisheries and Forestry | 19th | |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
John Donnellan | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Fisheries | 19th | |
Michael Moynihan | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Tourism | 19th | |
Michael Smith | 10 March 1987 | 31 March 1987 | Fianna Fáil | Forestry | 20th | |
Denis Lyons | 10 March 1987 | 31 March 1987 | Fianna Fáil | Tourism | 20th | |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | Marine matters | 20th | |
Michael J. Noonan | 19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | 21st | ||
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | 22nd | ||
Gerry O'Sullivan | 14 January 1993 | 5 August 1994 | Labour | Port Development, Safety and Inland Fisheries | 23rd | |
Eamon Gilmore | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Democratic Left | 24th | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Hugh Byrne | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Aquaculture and Forestry | 25th | |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
John Browne | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | Marine | 26th | |
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 29 September 2004 | 14 February 2006 | Fianna Fáil | Marine | ||
John Browne | 14 February 2006 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Marine | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Tony Killeen | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Energy | 27th [3] | |
Seán Power | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | Information society and Natural resources | 28th [4] | |
Conor Lenihan | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Natural resources | ||
Fergus O'Dowd | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Fine Gael | New ERA | 29th [5] | |
Joe McHugh | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Fine Gael | Natural resources | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Seán Kyne | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Natural resources | 30th [6] | |
20 June 2017 | 16 October 2018 | Natural resources and Digital development | 31st [7] | |||
Seán Canney | 16 October 2018 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Natural resources and Digital development | ||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Hildegarde Naughton | 27 June 2020 | 21 December 2022 | Fine Gael | Postal Policy and Eircodes | 32nd | |
Ossian Smyth | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent | Green | Communications and Circular Economy | 32nd • 33rd [8] • 34th | |
Jack Chambers | 21 December 2022 | 26 June 2024 | Fianna Fáil | Postal Policy | ||
James Lawless | 27 June 2024 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Postal Policy | 34th [9] |