Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The minister of state at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the minister for housing, local government and heritage. A minister of state does not hold cabinet rank.

There are currently three ministers of state: John Cummins, TD – Minister of State for local government and planning Christopher O'Sullivan, TD – Minister of State for nature, heritage and biodiversity Kieran O'Donnell, TD – Minister of State for housing

List of parliamentary secretaries Department of Local Government and Public Health 1932–1947NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentConn Ward15 March 193213 July 1946 6th EC7th EC8th EC1st2nd3rd4thHugo Flinn12 September 194128 January 1943 2ndErskine H. Childers31 March 194418 February 1948 3rd4thDepartment of Local Government 1948–1977NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentBrendan Corish24 February 194813 June 1951 5thWilliam Davin3 June 19541 March 1956 7thDan Spring22 March 195620 March 1957 Paudge Brennan21 April 19658 May 1970 11th12th13thLiam Cunningham9 May 197014 March 1973 13thMichael Begley14 March 197330 September 1975 14thOliver J. Flanagan30 September 197516 December 1976 14th; Patrick J. Reynolds17 December 19765 July 1977 14th

List of ministers of state Department of the Environment 1978–1997NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentJohn O'Leary1 January 1978 11 December 1979 Planning, Roads, Water Safety, Housing, Traffic, Water and Sewerage Schemes15thJackie Fahey12 December 197930 June 1981 16thGer Connolly12 December 197930 June 1981 Fergus O'Brien30 June 198111 November 1981 Housing17thDonal Creed11 November 19819 March 1982 HousingGer Connolly9 March 198214 December 1982 Housing18thGerard Brady9 March 198227 October 1982 Urban RenewalNiall Andrews28 October 198214 December 1982 Urban RenewalRuairi Quinn14 December 198213 December 1983 Urban Affairs and Housing19thFergus O'Brien15 December 198310 March 1987 Urban Affairs, Housing and Local Government ReformToddy O'Sullivan13 February 198610 March 1987 Grants AdministrationAvril Doyle18 February 198610 March 1987 Environmental ProtectionGer Connolly12 March 198712 July 1989 Urban Renewal20th12 July 198911 February 199221stMary Harney12 July 198911 February 1992 Protection of the Environment11 February 19924 November 199222ndDan Wallace13 February 199212 January 1993 John Browne14 January 199315 December 1994 Environmental Protection23rdEmmet Stagg14 January 199317 November 1994 Housing and Urban RenewalBernard Allen20 December 199426 June 1997 Local government reform24thLiz McManus20 December 199426 June 1997 Department of the Environment and Local Government 1997–2003NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentBobby Molloy8 July 19979 April 2002 Housing and Urban Renewal25thDan Wallace8 July 19976 June 2002 Environmental information and awarenessDepartment of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 2003–2011NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentPat "the Cope" Gallagher18 June 200229 September 2004 Environmental Protection26thNoel Ahern18 June 200214 June 2007 Housing and Urban RenewalBatt O'Keeffe29 September 200414 June 2007 Environmental Protection20 June 20077 May 2008Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas27thTony Killeen20 June 20077 May 2008 Environment and EnergyMáire Hoctor9 July 20077 May 2008 Older People13 May 200821 April 200928thMichael Kitt13 May 200821 April 2009 Local ServicesMichael Finneran13 May 200821 April 2009 Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas22 April 20099 March 2011Housing and Local ServicesÁine Brady22 April 20099 March 2011 Older People and Health PromotionCiarán Cuffe23 March 201023 January 2011 Horticulture, Sustainable Travel and Planning; and HeritageDepartment of the Environment, Community and Local Government 2011–2017NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentWillie Penrose9 March 201120 December 2011 Housing and Planning29th Fergus O'Dowd10 March 201115 July 2014 NewERA ProjectJan O'Sullivan20 December 201111 July 2014 Housing and PlanningPaudie Coffey15 July 20146 May 2016 Housing, Planning and Construction 2020 StrategyDepartment of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government 2016–2017NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentDamien English19 May 201614 June 2017 Housing and Urban Renewal30thCatherine Byrne19 May 201614 June 2017 Communities and the National Drugs StrategyDepartment of Housing, Planning and Local Government 2017–2020NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentJohn Paul Phelan20 June 201727 June 2020 Local Government and Electoral Reform31stDamien English20 June 201727 June 2020 Housing and Urban DevelopmentDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 2020–presentNameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentPeter Burke19 July 202021 December 2022 Local Government and Planning32ndKieran O'Donnell21 December 202210 April 2024 Local Government and Planning32nd33rdMalcolm Noonan16 July 202023 January 2025 Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform32nd33rd34thAlan Dillon10 April 202423 January 2025 Local Government and Planning34thJohn Cummins29 January 2025Incumbent Local government and planning35thChristopher O'Sullivan Nature, heritage and biodiversityKieran O'Donnell Housing

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