Minister of State for Disability
The Minister of State for Disability is a junior ministerial post at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department of Health of the Government of Ireland. The Minister works together with the senior Ministers 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.
The current office-holder is Anne Rabbitte, TD who was appointed in July 2020.
List of office-holders
| Name | Term of office | Party | Department(s) | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Wallace | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002
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Fianna Fáil | Justice, Equality and Law Reform | 25th | |
| Willie O'Dea | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004
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Fianna Fáil | Justice, Equality and Law Reform | 26th | |
| Frank Fahey | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007
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Fianna Fáil | Justice, Equality and Law Reform | ||
| Jimmy Devins | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008
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Fianna Fáil | Health and Children[1] | 27th | |
| John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011
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Fianna Fáil | Health and Children[2] Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
28th | |
| Kathleen Lynch | 10 March 2011 | 6 May 2016
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Labour | Health[3] Justice and Equality |
29th | |
| Finian McGrath | 6 May 2016 | 27 June 2020
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Independent politicians in Ireland | Health[4][5] Justice and Equality Social Protection[6] |
30th • 31st | |
| Anne Rabbitte | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent
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Fianna Fáil | Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Health[7] |
32nd[8] | |
References
- ^ "Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2007". Irish Statute Book. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2008". Irish Statute Book. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011". Irish Statute Book. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2016". Irish Statute Book. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Social Protection (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 17 January 2021.