Minister of State for Disability

The Minister of State for Disability is a junior ministerial post at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department of Health of the Government of Ireland. The Minister works together with the senior Ministers in the departments and has special responsibility for disability issues. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

The first appointment of a Minister of State with responsibility for disability was in 1997. The Minister for Health has often also had responsibility for other areas of equality and health.

The current office-holder is Anne Rabbitte, TD who was appointed in July 2020.

List of office-holders

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NameTerm of officePartyDepartment(s)Government
Mary Wallace8 July 19976 June 2002Fianna FáilJustice, Equality and Law Reform25th
Willie O'Dea19 June 200229 September 2004Fianna FáilJustice, Equality and Law Reform26th
Frank Fahey29 September 200420 June 2007Fianna FáilJustice, Equality and Law Reform
Jimmy Devins9 July 20077 May 2008Fianna FáilHealth and Children[1]27th
John Moloney13 May 20089 March 2011Fianna FáilHealth and Children[2]
Justice, Equality and Law Reform
28th
Kathleen Lynch10 March 20116 May 2016LabourHealth[3]
Justice and Equality
29th
Finian McGrath6 May 201627 June 2020IndependentHealth[4][5]
Justice and Equality
Social Protection[6]
30th • 31st
Anne Rabbitte1 July 2020IncumbentFianna FáilChildren, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth[7]
Health[8]
32nd[9] • 33rd[10] • 34th

References

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  1. ^ "Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2007". Irish Statute Book. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2008". Irish Statute Book. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011". Irish Statute Book. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2016". Irish Statute Book. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Social Protection (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.