The Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State, who were appointed in July 2020:
- Kieran O'Donnell, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works
- Ossian Smyth – Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement and eGovernment
List of ministers of state
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform 2011–2023 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hayes | 10 March 2011 | 23 May 2014 | Fine Gael | Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works | 29th | |
| Simon Harris | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Fine Gael | Office of Public Works and Public Procurement | ||
| Eoghan Murphy | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | eGovernment and Public Procurement | 30th | |
| Seán Canney | 19 May 2016 | 3 June 2017 | Independent | Office of Public Works and flood relief | ||
| Kevin "Boxer" Moran | 3 June 2017 | 14 June 2017 | Independent | Office of Public Works and flood relief | ||
| 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | 31st | ||||
| Patrick O'Donovan | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment | ||
| 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Office of Public Works | 32nd | |||
| Ossian Smyth | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Green | Public Procurement and eGovernment | ||
Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform 2023–present | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Patrick O'Donovan | 21 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | Fine Gael | Office of Public Works | 33rd | |
| Ossian Smyth | 21 December 2022 | Incumbent | Green | Public Procurement and eGovernment | 33rd • 34th | |
| Kieran O'Donnell | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | Office of Public Works | 34th | |
References
- ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 20 June 2017". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "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 7 July 2020.
- "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.