Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development explained

The Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Rural and Community Development of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Rural and Community Development. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

The current Minister of State is Joe O'Brien, TD, who was appointed in July 2020.[1]

List of ministers of state

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Seán Kyne[2] 20 June 201716 October 2018Community[3] 31st
Seán Canney[4] 16 October 201827 June 2020Community[5]
Joe O'Brien[6] 1 July 2020IncumbentCommunity Development and Charities[7] 32nd33rd[8] 34th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Ministers and Ministers of State. Government of Ireland. 4 August 2020. 7 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807154553/https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/9b5048-government-ministers/. live.
  2. Web site: Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 20 June 2017. 30 December 2020. Oireachtas. 23 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201223200916/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-06-20/3/. live.
  3. Web site: Rural and Community Development (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017. 3 October 2017. 30 December 2020. 21 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200121133630/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/432/made/en/print. live.
  4. Web site: Nomination of Government Member: Motion – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 16 October 2018. 16 October 2018. 30 December 2020. Oireachtas. 23 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201223033252/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-16/16/. live.
  5. Web site: Rural and Community Development (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2018. 6 November 2018. 30 December 2020. 23 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200123121657/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/511/made/en/print. live.
  6. Web site: Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020. 7 July 2020. Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709181211/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-07-07/3/. live.
  7. Web site: Rural and Community Development (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020. 22 September 2020. 30 December 2020. 12 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210912131045/https://plus.browsealoud.com/js/urlinfo/www.irishstatutebook.ie.js. live.
  8. Web site: Minister of State appointments. Department of the Taoiseach. gov.ie. 21 December 2022. 21 December 2022.

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