Minister of State for Disability

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The Minister of State for Disability is a junior ministerial post at the Department of Children, Equality and Disability of the Government of Ireland. The Minister works together with the senior minister 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.

As of January 2025, the office-holder is Hildegarde Naughton.

List of office-holders

NameTerm of officePartyDepartment(s)Government
Mary Wallace 8 July 19976 June 2002 Fianna Fáil Justice, Equality and Law Reform 25th
Willie O'Dea 19 June 200229 September 2004 Fianna Fáil Justice, Equality and Law Reform 26th
Frank Fahey 29 September 200420 June 2007 Fianna Fáil Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Jimmy Devins 9 July 20077 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Health and Children [1] 27th
John Moloney 13 May 20089 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Health and Children [2]
Justice, Equality and Law Reform 		28th
Kathleen Lynch 10 March 20116 May 2016 Labour Health [3]
Justice and Equality 		29th
Finian McGrath 6 May 201627 June 2020 Independent Health [4] [5]
Justice and Equality
Social Protection [6] 		30th  • 31st
Anne Rabbitte 1 July 202023 January 2025 Fianna Fáil Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth [7]
Health [8] 		32nd [9]  • 33rd [10]  • 34th
Hildegarde Naughton 23 January 2025Incumbent Fine Gael Children, Equality and Disability 35th

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  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.
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