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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">List of Irish Ministers of State</div> <p> The <b>Minister of State at the Department of Health</b> is a junior ministerial post in the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_(Ireland)" title="Department of Health (Ireland)">Department of Health</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a> who may perform functions delegated by the <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Health (Ireland)">Minister for Health</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_(Ireland)" title="Minister of State (Ireland)">Minister of State</a> does not hold <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet</a> rank. </p><p>As of January 2025<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Health&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, there are three Ministers of State: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Butler_(politician)" title="Mary Butler (politician)">Mary Butler</a>, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for mental health. Butler is also <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_the_Taoiseach" title="Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach">Government Chief Whip</a>;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Murnane_O%27Connor" title="Jennifer Murnane O'Connor">Jennifer Murnane O'Connor</a>, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and drugs; and</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kieran_O%27Donnell" title="Kieran O'Donnell">Kieran O'Donnell</a>, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for older people.</li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_parliamentary_secretaries">List of parliamentary secretaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Health&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of parliamentary secretaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Government </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Barry_(Irish_politician)" title="Richard Barry (Irish politician)">Richard Barry</a> </td> <td>14 March 1973 </td> <td>5 July 1977 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="14th government of Ireland">14th</a><sup id="cite_ref-mapp12_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mapp12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers_of_state">List of ministers of state</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Nolan</a> </td> <td>25 March 1980 </td> <td>17 December 1980 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/16th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="16th government of Ireland">16th</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hussey_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Hussey (Irish politician)">Thomas Hussey</a> </td> <td>17 December 1980 </td> <td>30 June 1981 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td 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href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Flood" title="Chris Flood">Chris Flood</a> </td> <td>6 February 1991 </td> <td>13 February 1992 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 February 1992 </td> <td>12 January 1993 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/22nd_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd government of Ireland">22nd</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_O%27Dea" title="Willie O'Dea">Willie O'Dea</a> </td> <td>14 January 1993 </td> <td>15 December 1994 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/23rd_government_of_Ireland" title="23rd government of Ireland">23rd</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Shea_(politician)" title="Brian O'Shea (politician)">Brian O'Shea</a> </td> <td>20 December 1994 </td> <td>26 June 1997 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td>Mental handicap, health promotion, food safety and public health </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/24th_government_of_Ireland" title="24th government of Ireland">24th</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Currie" title="Austin Currie">Austin Currie</a> </td> <td>20 December 1994 </td> <td>26 June 1997 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Department_of_Health_and_Children_1997–2011"><span id="Department_of_Health_and_Children_1997.E2.80.932011"></span>Department of Health and Children 1997–2011</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Health&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Department of Health and Children 1997–2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Responsibilities </th> <th>Government </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Fahey_(politician)" title="Frank Fahey (politician)">Frank Fahey</a> </td> <td>8 July 1997 </td> <td>1 February 2000 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Children" title="Minister of State for Children">Children</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/25th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="25th government of Ireland">25th</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Moffatt" title="Tom Moffatt">Tom Moffatt</a> </td> <td>8 July 1997 </td> <td>6 June 2002 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Food safety and Older people </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Hanafin" title="Mary Hanafin">Mary Hanafin</a> </td> <td>1 February 2000 </td> <td>6 June 2002 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Children" title="Minister of State for Children">Children</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Callely" title="Ivor Callely">Ivor Callely</a> </td> <td>18 June 2002 </td> <td>29 September 2004 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Older People </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/26th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="26th government of Ireland">26th</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Lenihan_Jnr" title="Brian Lenihan Jnr">Brian Lenihan</a> </td> <td>18 June 2002 </td> <td>14 June 2007 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Children" title="Minister of State for Children">Children</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_O%27Malley_(politician)" title="Tim O'Malley (politician)">Tim O'Malley</a> </td> <td>18 June 2002 </td> <td>14 June 2007 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1251A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Democrats"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Democrats" title="Progressive Democrats">Progressive Democrats</a> </td> <td>Mental Health Services and Food Safety </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Power_(politician)" title="Seán Power (politician)">Seán Power</a> </td> <td>29 September 2004 </td> <td>14 June 2007 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Health Promotion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Smith_(politician)" title="Brendan Smith (politician)">Brendan Smith</a> </td> <td>20 June 2007 </td> <td>7 May 2008 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Children" title="Minister of State for Children">Children</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/27th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="27th government of Ireland">27th</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_%22the_Cope%22_Gallagher" title="Pat "the Cope" Gallagher">Pat "the Cope" Gallagher</a> </td> <td>20 June 2007 </td> <td>7 May 2008 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Health Promotion and Food Safety </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Devins" title="Jimmy Devins">Jimmy Devins</a> </td> <td>9 July 2007 </td> <td>7 May 2008 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Disability" title="Minister of State for Disability">Disability issues and mental health</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1ire_Hoctor" title="Máire Hoctor">Máire Hoctor</a> </td> <td>9 July 2007 </td> <td>7 May 2008 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Older People </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Andrews_(politician)" title="Barry Andrews (politician)">Barry Andrews</a> </td> <td>7 May 2008 </td> <td>9 March 2011 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Children" title="Minister of State for Children">Children and Youth Affairs</a> </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/28th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="28th government of Ireland">28th</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_Moloney_(Irish_politician)" title="John Moloney (Irish politician)">John Moloney</a> </td> <td>13 May 2008 </td> <td>23 March 2010 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 March 2010 </td> <td>9 March 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Disability" title="Minister of State for Disability">Disability Issues and Mental Health</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1ire_Hoctor" title="Máire Hoctor">Máire Hoctor</a> </td> <td>13 May 2008 </td> <td>22 April 2009 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Older People </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Wallace" title="Mary Wallace">Mary Wallace</a> </td> <td>13 May 2008 </td> <td>22 April 2009 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Health Promotion and Food Safety </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Sargent" title="Trevor Sargent">Trevor Sargent</a> </td> <td>22 April 2009 </td> <td>23 February 2010 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #22AC6F;" data-sort-value="Green Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green</a> </td> <td>Food Safety </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%81ine_Brady" title="Áine Brady">Áine Brady</a> </td> <td>22 April 2009 </td> <td>9 March 2011 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Older People and Health Promotion </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Department_of_Health_2011–present"><span id="Department_of_Health_2011.E2.80.93present"></span>Department of Health 2011–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Health&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Department of Health 2011–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Responsibilities </th> <th>Government </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Shortall" title="Róisín Shortall">Róisín Shortall</a> </td> <td>10 March 2011 </td> <td>26 September 2012 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td>Primary Care </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/29th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="29th government of Ireland">29th</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Lynch_(politician)" title="Kathleen Lynch (politician)">Kathleen Lynch</a> </td> <td>10 March 2011 </td> <td>15 July 2014 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td>Disability, Equality and Mental Health </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 July 2014 </td> <td>6 May 2016 </td> <td>Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_White_(Irish_politician)" title="Alex White (Irish politician)">Alex White</a> </td> <td>2 October 2012 </td> <td>11 July 2014 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td>Primary Care </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aodh%C3%A1n_%C3%93_R%C3%ADord%C3%A1in" title="Aodhán Ó Ríordáin">Aodhán Ó Ríordáin</a> </td> <td>22 April 2015 </td> <td>6 May 2016 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td>Drugs strategy<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Finian_McGrath" title="Finian McGrath">Finian McGrath</a> </td> <td>6 May 2016 </td> <td>14 June 2017 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DDDDDD;" data-sort-value="Independent politician (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Disability" title="Minister of State for Disability">Disability Issues</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/30th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="30th government of Ireland">30th</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">Helen McEntee</a> </td> <td>19 May 2016 </td> <td>14 June 2017 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td>Mental Health and Older People </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcella_Corcoran_Kennedy" title="Marcella Corcoran Kennedy">Marcella Corcoran Kennedy</a> </td> <td>19 May 2016 </td> <td>14 June 2017 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td>Health Promotion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Byrne_(Irish_politician)" title="Catherine Byrne (Irish politician)">Catherine Byrne</a> </td> <td>19 May 2016 </td> <td>14 June 2017 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td>Communities and the National Drugs Strategy </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Finian_McGrath" title="Finian McGrath">Finian McGrath</a> </td> <td>14 June 2017 </td> <td>27 June 2020 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DDDDDD;" data-sort-value="Independent politician (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Disability" title="Minister of State for Disability">Disability Issues</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/31st_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="31st government of Ireland">31st</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Daly_(politician)" title="Jim Daly (politician)">Jim Daly</a> </td> <td>20 June 2017 </td> <td>27 June 2020 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td>Mental Health and Older People </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Byrne_(Irish_politician)" title="Catherine Byrne (Irish politician)">Catherine Byrne</a> </td> <td>20 June 2017 </td> <td>27 June 2020 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td>Health Promotion and National Drugs Strategy </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Feighan" title="Frank Feighan">Frank Feighan</a> </td> <td>1 July 2020 </td> <td>17 December 2022 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td>Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy </td> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="32nd government of Ireland">32nd</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Butler_(politician)" title="Mary Butler (politician)">Mary Butler</a> </td> <td>1 July 2020 </td> <td>23 January 2025 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Mental Health and Older People </td> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="32nd government of Ireland">32nd</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> • <a href="/wiki/33rd_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="33rd government of Ireland">33rd</a> • <a href="/wiki/34th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="34th government of Ireland">34th</a> • <a href="/wiki/35th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="35th government of Ireland">35th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Rabbitte" title="Anne Rabbitte">Anne Rabbitte</a> </td> <td>1 July 2020 </td> <td>9 April 2024 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Disability </td> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="32nd government of 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