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Minister of State for Disability

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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

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Name Term of office Party Department(s) Government
Mary Wallace 8 July 1997 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil Justice, Equality and Law Reform 25th
Willie O'Dea 19 June 2002 29 September 2004 Fianna Fáil Justice, Equality and Law Reform 26th
Frank Fahey 29 September 2004 20 June 2007 Fianna Fáil Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Jimmy Devins 9 July 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Health and Children[1] 27th
John Moloney 13 May 2008 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Health and Children[2]
Justice, Equality and Law Reform 		28th
Kathleen Lynch 10 March 2011 6 May 2016 Labour Health[3]
Justice and Equality 		29th
Finian McGrath 6 May 2016 27 June 2020 Independent Health[4][5]
Justice and Equality
Social Protection[6] 		30th • 31st
Anne Rabbitte 1 July 2020 Incumbent Fianna Fáil Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth[7]
Health[8] 		32nd[9] • 33rd[10] • 34th

References

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  1. ^ "Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2007". Irish Statute Book. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2008". Irish Statute Book. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011". Irish Statute Book. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2016". Irish Statute Book. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Social Protection (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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