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

There is currently one minister of state:

List of ministers of state

Department of Industry and Energy 1981–1983[edit]

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]

Department of Energy 1983–1993[edit]

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

Department of Tourism and Trade 1993–1997[edit]

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Toddy O'Sullivan 20 December 1994 26 June 1997 Labour 24th[9]

Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002[edit]

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

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010[edit]

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Martin Mansergh 13 May 2008 2 May 2010 Fianna Fáil Arts[12][13] 28th[14]

Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011[edit]

Martin Mansergh 2 May 2010 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Arts 28th[15]

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016[edit]

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

Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017[edit]

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]

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020[edit]

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]

Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2020–present[edit]

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 Incumbent Fianna Fáil Gaeltacht and Sport 34th

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