Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

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The Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

There are currently two Ministers of State:[1]

  • Alan Dillon, TD – Minister of State for Local Government and Planning
  • Malcolm Noonan, TD – Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform

List of parliamentary secretaries

Department of Local Government and Public Health 1932–1947

Name Term of office Party Government
Conn Ward 15 March 1932 13 July 1946 Fianna Fáil 6th EC[2] • 7th EC[3] • 8th EC[4] • 1st[4] • 2nd[5] • 3rd[6] • 4th[7]
Hugo Flinn 12 September 1941 28 January 1943 Fianna Fáil 2nd[5]
Erskine H. Childers 31 March 1944 18 February 1948 Fianna Fáil 3rd[6] • 4th[7]

Department of Local Government 1948–1977

Name Term of office Party Government
Brendan Corish 24 February 1948 13 June 1951 Labour 5th[8]
William Davin 3 June 1954 1 March 1956 Labour 7th[9]
Dan Spring 22 March 1956 20 March 1957 Labour
Paudge Brennan 21 April 1965 8 May 1970 Fianna Fáil 11th[10] • 12th[11] • 13th[12]
Liam Cunningham 9 May 1970 14 March 1973 Fianna Fáil 13th[13]
Michael Begley 14 March 1973 30 September 1975 Fine Gael 14th[14]
Oliver J. Flanagan 30 September 1975 16 December 1976 Fine Gael 14th[15]
Patrick J. Reynolds 17 December 1976 5 July 1977 Fine Gael 14th[16]

List of ministers of state

Department of the Environment 1978–1997

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
John O'Leary 1 January 1978 11 December 1979 Fianna Fáil Planning, Roads, Water Safety, Housing, Traffic, Water and Sewerage Schemes 15th[17]
Jackie Fahey 12 December 1979 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil 16th[18]
Ger Connolly 12 December 1979 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil
Fergus O'Brien 30 June 1981 11 November 1981 Fine Gael Housing 17th[19][20]
Donal Creed 11 November 1981 9 March 1982 Fine Gael Housing
Ger Connolly 9 March 1982 14 December 1982 Fianna Fáil Housing 18th[21][22]
Gerard Brady 9 March 1982 27 October 1982 Fianna Fáil Urban Renewal
Niall Andrews 28 October 1982 14 December 1982 Fianna Fáil Urban Renewal
Ruairi Quinn 14 December 1982 13 December 1983 Labour Urban Affairs and Housing 19th[23][24][25]
Fergus O'Brien 15 December 1983 10 March 1987 Fine Gael Urban Affairs, Housing and Local Government Reform
Toddy O'Sullivan 13 February 1986 10 March 1987 Labour Grants Administration
Avril Doyle 18 February 1986 10 March 1987 Fine Gael Environmental Protection
Ger Connolly 12 March 1987 12 July 1989 Fianna Fáil Urban Renewal 20th[26]
12 July 1989 11 February 1992 21st[27]
Mary Harney 12 July 1989 11 February 1992 Progressive Democrats Protection of the Environment
11 February 1992 4 November 1992 22nd[28]
Dan Wallace 13 February 1992 12 January 1993 Fianna Fáil
John Browne 14 January 1993 15 December 1994 Fianna Fáil Environmental Protection 23rd[29]
Emmet Stagg 14 January 1993 17 November 1994 Labour Housing and Urban Renewal
Bernard Allen 20 December 1994 26 June 1997 Fine Gael Local government reform 24th[30]
Liz McManus 20 December 1994 26 June 1997 Democratic Left

Department of the Environment and Local Government 1997–2003

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Bobby Molloy 8 July 1997 9 April 2002 Progressive Democrats Housing and Urban Renewal 25th[31]
Dan Wallace 8 July 1997 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil Environmental information and awareness

Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 2003–2011

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 18 June 2002 29 September 2004 Fianna Fáil Environmental Protection 26th[32]
Noel Ahern 18 June 2002 14 June 2007 Fianna Fáil Housing and Urban Renewal
Batt O'Keeffe 29 September 2004 14 June 2007 Fianna Fáil Environmental Protection
20 June 2007 7 May 2008 Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas 27th[33]
Tony Killeen 20 June 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Environment and Energy
Máire Hoctor 9 July 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Older People
13 May 2008 21 April 2009 28th[34]
Michael Kitt 13 May 2008 21 April 2009 Fianna Fáil Local Services
Michael Finneran 13 May 2008 21 April 2009 Fianna Fáil Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas
22 April 2009 9 March 2011 Housing and Local Services
Áine Brady 22 April 2009 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Older People and Health Promotion
Ciarán Cuffe 23 March 2010 23 January 2011 Green Horticulture, Sustainable Travel and Planning; and Heritage

Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government 2011–2017

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Willie Penrose 9 March 2011 20 December 2011 Labour Housing and Planning 29th[35]
Fergus O'Dowd 10 March 2011 15 July 2014 Fine Gael NewERA Project
Jan O'Sullivan 20 December 2011 11 July 2014 Labour Housing and Planning
Paudie Coffey 15 July 2014 6 May 2016 Fine Gael Housing, Planning and Construction 2020 Strategy

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government 2016–2017

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Damien English 19 May 2016 14 June 2017 Fine Gael Housing and Urban Renewal 30th[36]
Catherine Byrne 19 May 2016 14 June 2017 Fine Gael Communities and the National Drugs Strategy

Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government 2017–2020

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
John Paul Phelan 20 June 2017 27 June 2020 Fine Gael Local Government and Electoral Reform 31st[37]
Damien English 20 June 2017 27 June 2020 Fine Gael Housing and Urban Development

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 2020–present

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Peter Burke 19 July 2020 21 December 2022 Fine Gael Local Government and Planning 32nd[38]
Kieran O'Donnell 21 December 2022 10 April 2024 Fine Gael Local Government and Planning 32nd • 33rd[39]
Malcolm Noonan 16 July 2020 Incumbent Green Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform 32nd • 33rd • 34th
Alan Dillon 10 April 2024 Incumbent Fine Gael Local Government and Planning 34th

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