Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality

The Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Children, Disability and Equality of the Government of Ireland who performs functions delegated by the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

As of January 2025 ^[update] , there is one Minister of State:

• Hildegarde Naughton, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for disability. Naughton is also a super junior minister, which is a minister of state in attendance at cabinet, but without a vote.

List of parliamentary secretaries

Name	Term of office		Party		Government
Patrick Lindsay [1]	2 July 1956	24 October 1956		Fine Gael	7th
Pádraig Faulkner	21 April 1965	10 March 1968		Fianna Fáil	11th  • 12th
Gerry Collins [2]	9 July 1969	9 May 1970		Fianna Fáil	13th
Michael F. Kitt [2]	9 May 1970	5 February 1973		Fianna Fáil

List of ministers of state

Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Michael D'Arcy [3]	16 December 1982	18 February 1986		Fine Gael		19th
Denis Gallagher	12 March 1987	12 July 1989		Fianna Fáil		20th
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher [4] [5]	19 July 1989	11 February 1992		Fianna Fáil		21st
	13 February 1992	12 January 1993				22nd
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher [6]	14 January 1993	9 June 1994		Fianna Fáil	Gaeltacht [7]	23rd
Donal Carey	27 January 1995	26 June 1997		Fine Gael		24th
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Éamon Ó Cuív	8 July 1997	19 February 2001		Fianna Fáil	Gaeltacht and the islands	25th
Mary Coughlan	19 February 2001	6 June 2002		Fianna Fáil	Gaeltacht and the islands
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Noel Ahern	19 June 2002	29 September 2004		Fianna Fáil	Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs	26th
Pat Carey [8]	20 June 2007	7 May 2008		Fianna Fáil	Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs	27th
Conor Lenihan [8]	20 June 2007	7 May 2008		Fianna Fáil	Integration policy
	13 May 2008	22 April 2009				28th
John Curran	13 May 2008	22 April 2009		Fianna Fáil	Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs [9]
	22 April 2009	23 March 2010			Integration and Community [10]
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Mary White [11]	23 March 2010	23 January 2011		Green	Equality, human rights and integration [12]	28th
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Anne Rabbitte	1 July 2020	23 January 2025		Fianna Fáil	Disability [13]	32nd [14]  • 33rd  • 34th
Joe O'Brien	21 December 2022	23 January 2025		Green	Integration	33rd [15]  • 34th
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Hildegarde Naughton	23 January 2025	Incumbent		Fine Gael	Disability	35th [16]

References

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