Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection

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

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There are currently two Ministers of State: [1]

List of parliamentary secretaries

Department of Social Welfare 1951–1977

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment
Michael Kennedy 19 June 19512 June 1954 Fianna Fáil 6th [2]
21 March 195711 November 1961 8th [3]  • 9th [4]
Johnny Geoghegan 9 July 196914 March 1973 Fianna Fáil 13th [5]
Frank Cluskey 14 March 19735 July 1977 Labour 14th [6]

List of ministers of state

Department of Social Welfare 1980–1997

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Tom Nolan 25 March 198017 December 1980 Fianna Fáil 16th [7] [8]
Thomas Hussey 17 December 198030 June 1981 Fianna Fáil
Mary Flaherty 30 June 19819 March 1982 Fine Gael Poverty and the Family 17th [9]
Denis Gallagher 23 March 198227 October 1982 Fianna Fáil Social Welfare Claims 18th [10] [11]
Rory O'Hanlon 28 October 198214 December 1982 Fianna Fáil Social Welfare Claims
Fergus O'Brien 16 December 198215 December 1983 Fine Gael Social Welfare Information 19th [12] [13]
John Donnellan 15 December 198310 March 1987 Fine Gael Social Welfare Information
Séamus Pattison 15 December 198320 January 1987 Labour Social Welfare Administration
Joan Burton 14 January 199315 December 1994 Labour EC Poverty Plans and Tax and Social Welfare Codes [14] 23rd [15]
Bernard Durkan 20 December 199426 June 1997 Fine Gael 24th [16]

Department of Social and Family Affairs 2007–2010

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Máire Hoctor 9 July 20077 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Older People 27th [17]
13 May 200822 April 2009 28th [18] [19]
Áine Brady 22 April 20099 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Older People and Health Promotion

Department of Social Protection 2010–2017

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Kevin Humphreys 15 July 20146 May 2016 Labour Employment, Community and Social Support [20] [21] [22] 29th [23]
Finian McGrath 6 May 201614 June 2017 Independent Disability Issues [24] 30th [25]

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection 2017–2020

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Finian McGrath 20 June 201727 June 2020 Independent Disability Issues [26] 31st [27]
Pat Breen 20 June 201727 June 2020 Fine Gael Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection

Department of Social Protection 2020–present

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Damien English 19 July 202012 January 2023 Fine Gael Employment Affairs and Retail Business 32nd  • 33rd [28] [29]
Neale Richmond 13 January 202310 April 2024 Fine Gael Employment Affairs and Retail Business
Joe O'Brien 19 July 2020Incumbent Green Community Development and Charities 32nd  • 33rd  • 34th
Emer Higgins 10 April 2024Incumbent Fine Gael Business, Employment and Retail 34th

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