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]
- Joe O'Brien – Minister of State with special responsibility for Community development and charities; and
- Emer Higgins, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail
List of parliamentary secretaries
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Department of Social Welfare 1951–1977edit | |||||
| 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] | |
List of ministers of state
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Department of Social Welfare 1980–1997edit | ||||||
| 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] | ||
Department of Social and Family Affairs 2007–2010edit | ||||||
| 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 | ||
Department of Social Protection 2010–2017edit | ||||||
| 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] | |
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection 2017–2020edit | ||||||
| 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 | ||
Department of Social Protection 2020–presentedit | ||||||
| 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 | |
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