Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

The Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

There is currently one minister of state:

• Charlie McConalogue, TD – Minister of State for sport and postal policy

List of ministers of state

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]
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
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Toddy O'Sullivan	20 December 1994	26 June 1997		Labour		24th [9]
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
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Martin Mansergh	13 May 2008	2 May 2010		Fianna Fáil	Arts [12] [13]	28th [14]
Martin Mansergh	2 May 2010	9 March 2011		Fianna Fáil	Arts	28th [15]
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
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]
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]
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	23 January 2025		Fianna Fáil	Gaeltacht and Sport	34th
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Charlie McConalogue	29 January 2025	Incumbent		Fianna Fáil	Sport and postal policy	35th

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