Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth explained

Post:	Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Insignia:	Irish Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.png
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Incumbent:	Roderic O'Gorman
Incumbentsince:	27 June 2020
Department:	Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Reports To:	Taoiseach
Seat:	Dublin, Ireland
Formation:	2 June 1956

The minister for children, equality, disability, integration and youth (Irish: An tAire Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige) is a senior minister in the government of Ireland and leads the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

The current Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is Roderic O'Gorman, TD.

He is assisted by two ministers of state:

• Anne Rabbitte, TD – Minister of State for Disability
• Joe O'Brien, TD – Minister of State for Integration

Overview

The department was created in 1956 as the Department of the Gaeltacht. Its title and functions have changed several times, with the current title adopted in 2020.^[1] An office of minister of state for children existed from 1994 to 2011. The minister for tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media is currently responsible for the Gaeltacht.

List of office-holders

Minister for the Gaeltacht 1956–1993
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Richard Mulcahy	2 June 1956	24 October 1956		7th
Patrick Lindsay	24 October 1956	20 March 1957		7th
Jack Lynch	20 March 1957	26 June 1957		8th
Mícheál Ó Móráin (1st time)	26 June 1957	23 July 1959		8th9th
Gerald Bartley	23 July 1959	11 October 1961		9th
Mícheál Ó Móráin (2nd time)	11 October 1961	26 March 1968		10th11th12th
Pádraig Faulkner	27 March 1968	2 July 1969		12th
George Colley	2 July 1969	14 March 1973		13th
Tom O'Donnell	14 March 1973	5 July 1977		14th
Denis Gallagher (1st time)	5 July 1977	11 December 1979		15th
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	12 December 1979	30 June 1981		16th
Paddy O'Toole (1st time)	30 June 1981	9 March 1982		17th
Pádraig Flynn	9 March 1982	11 October 1982		18th
Denis Gallagher (2nd time)	11 October 1982	14 December 1982		18th
Paddy O'Toole (2nd time)	14 December 1982	10 March 1987		19th
Charles Haughey	10 March 1987	11 February 1992		20th21st
John Wilson	11 February 1992	12 January 1993		22nd
Michael D. Higgins (1st time)	12 January 1993	21 January 1993		23rd
Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 1993–1997
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Michael D. Higgins (1st time)	21 January 1993	17 November 1994		23rd
Bertie Ahern	18 November 1994	15 December 1994		23rd
Michael D. Higgins (2nd time)	15 December 1994	26 June 1997		24th
Síle de Valera	26 June 1997	12 July 1997		25th
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1997–2002
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Síle de Valera	12 July 1997	6 June 2002		25th
Éamon Ó Cuív	6 June 2002	19 June 2002		26th
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2002–2010
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Éamon Ó Cuív	19 June 2002	23 March 2010		26th27th28th
Pat Carey	23 March 2010	2 June 2010		28th
Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 2010–2011
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Pat Carey	2 June 2010	9 March 2011		28th
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 2011–2020
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Frances Fitzgerald	9 March 2011	7 May 2014		29th
Charles Flanagan	8 May 2014	11 July 2014		29th
James Reilly	11 July 2014	6 May 2016		29th
Katherine Zappone	6 May 2016	27 June 2020		30th31st
Roderic O'Gorman	27 June 2020	15 October 2020		32nd
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 2020–present
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Roderic O'Gorman	15 October 2020	Incumbent		32nd33rd34th

Notes and References

1. Web site: Children and Youth Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020. 13 October 2020. 16 October 2020. Irish Statute Book. 17 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017213429/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/437/made/en/print. live.