Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

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

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Department of Industry and Energy 1981–1983

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Edward Collins30 June 19819 March 1982Fine GaelOil and Minerals Exploration17th[1]
Jim Fitzsimons28 October 198214 December 1982Fianna FáilEconomic Affairs18th[2]
Edward Collins16 December 198215 December 1983Fine GaelEnergy Affairs19th[3]

Department of Energy 1983–1993

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Edward Collins13 February 198623 September 1986Fine GaelCommerce and Services19th[4][5]
Richard Bruton23 September 198610 March 1987Fine GaelEnergy Affairs
Michael Smith31 March 198724 November 1988Fianna FáilForestry[6]20th[7][8]
Liam Aylward25 November 198812 July 1989Fianna Fáil

Department of Tourism and Trade 1993–1997

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Toddy O'Sullivan20 December 199426 June 1997Labour24th[9]

Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Chris Flood8 July 19971 February 2000Fianna FáilLocal development and the National Drugs Strategy Team25th[10][11]
Eoin Ryan1 February 20006 June 2002Fianna FáilLocal development

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Martin Mansergh13 May 20082 May 2010Fianna FáilArts[12][13]28th[14]

Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011

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Martin Mansergh2 May 20109 March 2011Fianna FáilArts28th[15]

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Dinny McGinley10 March 201115 July 2014Fine GaelGaeltacht Affairs[16][17]29th[18][19]
Joe McHugh15 July 20146 May 2016Fine GaelGaeltacht Affairs[20]
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin15 July 20146 May 2016LabourNew Communities, Culture and Equality

Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Seán Kyne19 May 201614 June 2017Fine GaelGaeltacht Affairs[21]30th[22]
Michael Ring19 May 201614 June 2017Fine GaelRegional Economic Development[23]

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Joe McHugh14 June 201716 October 2018Fine GaelGaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands[24][25]31st[26][27]
Seán Kyne16 October 201827 June 2020Fine GaelGaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands[28]
Dara Calleary1 July 202015 July 2020Fianna FáilGaeltacht32nd[29]

Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2020–present

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NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Jack Chambers15 July 202017 December 2022Fianna FáilGaeltacht[30] and Sport[31]32nd[32]
Patrick O'Donovan21 December 20229 April 2024Fine GaelGaeltacht33rd[33]
Thomas Byrne21 December 20229 April 2024Fianna FáilSport33rd
Thomas Byrne10 April 2024IncumbentFianna FáilGaeltacht and Sport34th

References

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