Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
List of Irish Ministers of State
The Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media . A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There is currently one minister of state:
Thomas Byrne , TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for Sport and Physical Education; and Minister of State with special responsibility for the Gaeltacht.
List of ministers of state
Department of Industry and Energy 1981–1983
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Edward Collins
30 June 1981
9 March 1982
Fine Gael
Oil and Minerals Exploration
17th [1]
Jim Fitzsimons
28 October 1982
14 December 1982
Fianna Fáil
Economic Affairs
18th [2]
Edward Collins
16 December 1982
15 December 1983
Fine Gael
Energy Affairs
19th [3]
Department of Energy 1983–1993
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Edward Collins
13 February 1986
23 September 1986
Fine Gael
Commerce and Services
19th [4] [5]
Richard Bruton
23 September 1986
10 March 1987
Fine Gael
Energy Affairs
Michael Smith
31 March 1987
24 November 1988
Fianna Fáil
Forestry[6]
20th [7] [8]
Liam Aylward
25 November 1988
12 July 1989
Fianna Fáil
Department of Tourism and Trade 1993–1997
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Toddy O'Sullivan
20 December 1994
26 June 1997
Labour
24th [9]
Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Chris Flood
8 July 1997
1 February 2000
Fianna Fáil
Local development and the National Drugs Strategy Team
25th [10] [11]
Eoin Ryan
1 February 2000
6 June 2002
Fianna Fáil
Local development
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Martin Mansergh
13 May 2008
2 May 2010
Fianna Fáil
Arts[12] [13]
28th [14]
Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011
Martin Mansergh
2 May 2010
9 March 2011
Fianna Fáil
Arts
28th [15]
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Dinny McGinley
10 March 2011
15 July 2014
Fine Gael
Gaeltacht Affairs[16] [17]
29th [18] [19]
Joe McHugh
15 July 2014
6 May 2016
Fine Gael
Gaeltacht Affairs[20]
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
15 July 2014
6 May 2016
Labour
New Communities, Culture and Equality
Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Seán Kyne
19 May 2016
14 June 2017
Fine Gael
Gaeltacht Affairs[21]
30th [22]
Michael Ring
19 May 2016
14 June 2017
Fine Gael
Regional Economic Development[23]
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Joe McHugh
14 June 2017
16 October 2018
Fine Gael
Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands[24] [25]
31st [26] [27]
Seán Kyne
16 October 2018
27 June 2020
Fine Gael
Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands[28]
Dara Calleary
1 July 2020
15 July 2020
Fianna Fáil
Gaeltacht
32nd [29]
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2020–present
Name
Term of office
Party
Responsibilities
Government
Jack Chambers
15 July 2020
17 December 2022
Fianna Fáil
Gaeltacht[30] and Sport[31]
32nd [32]
Patrick O'Donovan
21 December 2022
9 April 2024
Fine Gael
Gaeltacht
33rd [33]
Thomas Byrne
21 December 2022
9 April 2024
Fianna Fáil
Sport
33rd
Thomas Byrne
10 April 2024
Incumbent
Fianna Fáil
Gaeltacht and Sport
34th
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