The Minister of State at the Department of Health is a junior ministerial post in the
Department of Health
A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...
of the
Government of Ireland
The Government of Ireland ( ga, Rialtas na hÉireann) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland.
The Constitution of Ireland vests executive authority in a government which is headed by the , the head of government. The governm ...
who may perform functions delegated by the
Minister for Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Count ...
. A
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In o ...
does not hold
cabinet
Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to:
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* Filing ...
rank.
There are currently three Ministers of State, who were appointed in 2022:
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Hildegarde Naughton
Hildegarde Naughton (born 1 May 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Health since December 2022. She has served as a Minister of State attending cabinet since ...
,
TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being, National Drugs Strategy;
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Mary Butler, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health and Older People; and
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Anne Rabbitte
Anne Rabbitte (born 11 October 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Minister of State since July 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency since 2016.
She was a member of Galway County C ...
, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Disability.
Rabbitte is also
, where she also has responsibility for Disability.
List of Parliamentary Secretaries
List of Ministers of State
References
{{Ministers of State of Ireland
Health
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...
Department of Health (Ireland)