The minister of state at the Department of Health is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Health of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the minister for health. A minister of state does not hold cabinet rank.
, there are three ministers of state: Mary Butler, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for mental health. Butler is also Government Chief Whip; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and drugs; and Kieran O'Donnell, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for older people.
List of parliamentary secretaries NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentRichard Barry14 March 19735 July 1977 14th
List of ministers of state Department of Health 1980–1997NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentTom Nolan25 March 198017 December 1980 16thThomas Hussey17 December 198030 June 1981 Donal Creed30 June 198111 November 1981 17thMary Flaherty30 June 19819 March 1982 Poverty and the FamilyGerry L'Estrange11 November 19819 March 1982 Fergus O'Brien16 December 198215 December 1983 Public Health19thJohn Donnellan15 December 198310 March 1987 Public HealthTerry Leyden12 March 198712 July 1989 20thNoel Treacy19 July 19896 February 1991 21stChris Flood6 February 199113 February 1992 13 February 199212 January 199322ndWillie O'Dea14 January 199315 December 1994 23rdBrian O'Shea20 December 199426 June 1997 Mental handicap, health promotion, food safety and public health24thAustin Currie20 December 199426 June 1997 Department of Health and Children 1997–2011NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentFrank Fahey8 July 19971 February 2000 Children25thTom Moffatt8 July 19976 June 2002 Food safety and Older peopleMary Hanafin1 February 20006 June 2002 ChildrenIvor Callely18 June 200229 September 2004 Older People26thBrian Lenihan18 June 200214 June 2007 ChildrenTim O'Malley18 June 200214 June 2007 Mental Health Services and Food SafetySeán Power29 September 200414 June 2007 Health PromotionBrendan Smith20 June 20077 May 2008 Children27thPat "the Cope" Gallagher20 June 20077 May 2008 Health Promotion and Food SafetyJimmy Devins9 July 20077 May 2008 Disability issues and mental healthMáire Hoctor9 July 20077 May 2008 Older PeopleBarry Andrews7 May 20089 March 2011 Children and Youth Affairs28thJohn Moloney13 May 200823 March 2010 Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health23 March 20109 March 2011Disability Issues and Mental HealthMáire Hoctor13 May 200822 April 2009 Older PeopleMary Wallace13 May 200822 April 2009 Health Promotion and Food SafetyTrevor Sargent22 April 200923 February 2010 Food SafetyÁine Brady22 April 20099 March 2011 Older People and Health PromotionDepartment of Health 2011–presentNameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernmentRóisín Shortall10 March 201126 September 2012 Primary Care29thKathleen Lynch10 March 201115 July 2014 Disability, Equality and Mental Health15 July 20146 May 2016Primary Care, Mental Health and DisabilityAlex White2 October 201211 July 2014 Primary CareAodhán Ó Ríordáin22 April 20156 May 2016 Drugs strategyFinian McGrath6 May 201614 June 2017 Disability Issues30thHelen McEntee19 May 201614 June 2017 Mental Health and Older PeopleMarcella Corcoran Kennedy19 May 201614 June 2017 Health PromotionCatherine Byrne19 May 201614 June 2017 Communities and the National Drugs StrategyFinian McGrath14 June 201727 June 2020 Disability Issues31stJim Daly20 June 201727 June 2020 Mental Health and Older PeopleCatherine Byrne20 June 201727 June 2020 Health Promotion and National Drugs StrategyFrank Feighan1 July 202017 December 2022 Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy32ndMary Butler1 July 202023 January 2025 Mental Health and Older People32nd33rd34th35thAnne Rabbitte1 July 20209 April 2024 Disability32nd33rdHildegarde Naughton21 December 20229 April 2024 Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy33rdColm Burke10 April 202423 January 2025 Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy34thMary Butler23 January 2025Incumbent Mental Health35thJennifer Murnane O'Connor29 January 2025Incumbent Public health, well-being and drugs35thKieran O'Donnell29 January 2025Incumbent Older people35th
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