The minister of state at the Department of Education and Youth is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Education and Youth of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the minister for education and youth. A minister of state does not hold cabinet rank.
There is currently one minister of state: Michael Moynihan, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion
List of parliamentary secretaries Department of Education 1969–1978NameTerm of OfficePartyGovernmentPatrick Lindsay2 July 195624 October 1956 7thBobby Molloy 2 July 1969 9 May 1970 13thMichael O'Kennedy 9 May 1970 3 January 1973 Jim Tunney3 January 1973 5 February 1973 John Bruton14 March 1973 25 May 1977 14thJim Tunney5 July 1977 1 January 1978 15th
List of ministers of state Department of Education 1978–1997NameTerm of OfficePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentJim Tunney1 January 197811 December 1979 15th12 December 197930 June 198116thMichael Keating30 June 19819 March 1982 Youth and Sport17thMáire Geoghegan-Quinn9 March 198214 December 1982 Youth and Sport18thDonal Creed16 December 198218 February 1986 School Buildings and Sport19thGeorge Birmingham15 December 198313 February 1986 Youth AffairsSeán Barrett13 February 198610 March 1987 SportEnda Kenny18 February 198610 March 1987 Youth AffairsFrank Fahey12 March 198712 July 1989 Youth and Sport20th19 July 198911 February 199221stLiam Aylward13 February 199214 January 1993 Youth and Sport22nd14 January 199315 December 199423rdBernard Allen20 December 199426 June 1997 School Buildings and Sport24thAustin Currie20 December 199426 June 1997 ChildrenDepartment of Education and Science 1997–2010NameTerm of OfficePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentMichael Smith1 July 19979 October 1997 Science and Technology25thWillie O'Dea8 July 19976 June 2002 Adult Education, Youth Affairs and School TransportNoel Treacy9 October 19976 June 2002 Science and TechnologyFrank Fahey21 January 19981 February 2000 ChildrenMary Hanafin1 February 20006 June 2002 ChildrenSíle de Valera19 June 20028 December 2006 Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage26thBrian Lenihan19 June 200214 June 2007 ChildrenSeán Haughey12 December 200614 June 2007 Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage20 June 20077 May 2008Lifelong Learning, Youth Work and School Transport27th13 May 20089 March 201128thConor Lenihan20 June 20077 May 2008 Integration Policy27th13 May 200822 April 200928th22 April 20099 March 2011Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural ResourcesMichael Ahern20 June 20077 May 2008 Innovation Policy27thJimmy Devins9 July 20077 May 2008 Disability Issues and Mental Health13 May 200822 April 2009Science, Technology and Innovation28thJohn Moloney13 May 200823 March 2010 Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health23 March 20109 March 2011Disability Issues and Mental HealthJohn Curran22 April 200923 March 2010 Integration and CommunityDepartment of Education and Skills 2010–2020NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentMary White23 March 201023 January 2011 Equality and Human Rights; and Integration28thSeán Sherlock10 March 201115 July 2014 Research and Innovation29thCiarán Cannon10 March 201115 July 2014 Training and SkillsDamien English15 July 201419 May 2016 Skills, Research and InnovationJohn Halligan19 May 201614 June 2017 Training and Skills30th14 June 201727 June 202031stMary Mitchell O'Connor14 June 201727 June 2020 Higher EducationDepartment of Education 2020–2025NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentJosepha Madigan1 July 202017 December 2022 Special education and inclusion32nd21 December 202222 March 202433rdThomas Byrne21 December 202223 January 2025 Sport and physical education33rd34thHildegarde Naughton10 April 202423 January 2025 Special education and inclusion34thDepartment of Education and Youth 2025–presentNameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentMichael Moynihan29 January 2025Incumbent Special education and inclusion35th
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