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

There are currently three Ministers of State, who were appointed in 2022:[1][2]

List of parliamentary secretaries

Name Term of office Party Government
Richard Barry 14 March 1973 5 July 1977 Fine Gael 14th[5]

List of ministers of state

Department of Health 1980–1997[edit]

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Tom Nolan 25 March 1980 17 December 1980 Fianna Fáil 16th[6][7]
Thomas Hussey 17 December 1980 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil
Donal Creed 30 June 1981 11 November 1981 Fine Gael 17th[8][9]
Mary Flaherty 30 June 1981 9 March 1982 Fine Gael Poverty and the Family
Gerry L'Estrange 11 November 1981 9 March 1982 Fine Gael
Fergus O'Brien 16 December 1982 15 December 1983 Fine Gael Public Health 19th[10][11]
John Donnellan 15 December 1983 10 March 1987 Fine Gael Public Health
Terry Leyden 12 March 1987 12 July 1989 Fianna Fáil 20th[12]
Noel Treacy 19 July 1989 6 February 1991 Fianna Fáil 21st[13][14]
Chris Flood 6 February 1991 13 February 1992 Fianna Fáil
13 February 1992 12 January 1993 22nd[15]
Willie O'Dea 14 January 1993 15 December 1994 Fianna Fáil 23rd[16]
Brian O'Shea 20 December 1994 26 June 1997 Labour Mental handicap, Health promotion, Food safety and Public health 24th[17]
Austin Currie 20 December 1994 26 June 1997 Fine Gael

Department of Health and Children 1997–2011[edit]

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Frank Fahey 8 July 1997 1 February 2000 Fianna Fáil Children 25th[18][19]
Tom Moffatt 8 July 1997 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil Food safety and Older people
Mary Hanafin 1 February 2000 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil Children
Ivor Callely 18 June 2002 29 September 2004 Fianna Fáil Older People 26th[20]
Brian Lenihan 18 June 2002 14 June 2007 Fianna Fáil Children
Tim O'Malley 18 June 2002 14 June 2007 Progressive Democrats Mental Health Services and Food Safety
Seán Power 29 September 2004 14 June 2007 Fianna Fáil Health Promotion
Brendan Smith 20 June 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Children 27th[21]
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 20 June 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Health Promotion and Food Safety
Jimmy Devins 9 July 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Disability Issues and Mental Health
Máire Hoctor 9 July 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Older People
Barry Andrews 7 May 2008 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Children and Youth Affairs 28th[22][23]
John Moloney 13 May 2008 23 March 2010 Fianna Fáil Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health
23 March 2010 9 March 2011 Disability Issues and Mental Health
Máire Hoctor 13 May 2008 22 April 2009 Fianna Fáil Older People
Mary Wallace 13 May 2008 22 April 2009 Fianna Fáil Health Promotion and Food Safety
Trevor Sargent 22 April 2009 23 February 2010 Green Food Safety
Áine Brady 22 April 2009 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Older People and Health Promotion

Department of Health 2011–present[edit]

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Róisín Shortall 10 March 2011 26 September 2012 Labour Primary Care 29th[24][25][26]
Kathleen Lynch 10 March 2011 15 July 2014 Labour Disability, Equality and Mental Health
15 July 2014 6 May 2016 Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability
Alex White 2 October 2012 11 July 2014 Labour Primary Care
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin 22 April 2015 6 May 2016 Labour Drugs strategy[27]
Finian McGrath 6 May 2016 14 June 2017 Independent Disability Issues 30th[28][29]
Helen McEntee 19 May 2016 14 June 2017 Fine Gael Mental Health and Older People
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy 19 May 2016 14 June 2017 Fine Gael Health Promotion
Catherine Byrne 19 May 2016 14 June 2017 Fine Gael Communities and the National Drugs Strategy
Finian McGrath 14 June 2017 27 June 2020 Independent Disability Issues 31st[30][31]
Jim Daly 20 June 2017 27 June 2020 Fine Gael Mental Health and Older People
Catherine Byrne 20 June 2017 27 June 2020 Fine Gael Health Promotion and National Drugs Strategy
Frank Feighan 1 July 2020 17 December 2022 Fine Gael Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy 32nd[32]
Mary Butler 1 July 2020 Incumbent Fianna Fáil Mental Health and Older People 32nd • 33rd
Anne Rabbitte 1 July 2020 Incumbent Fianna Fáil Disability
Hildegarde Naughton 21 December 2022 Incumbent Fine Gael Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy 33rd[33]

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