The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth ( ga, An tAire Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige) is a senior minister in the

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and leads the

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth ( ga, An Roinn Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige) is a Department of State (Ireland), department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by t ...

. The current Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is

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, TD. He is assisted by

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,

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with responsibility for Disability.

Overview

The department was created in 1956 as the Department of the

Gaeltacht ( , , ) are the districts of Ireland, individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The ''Gaeltacht'' districts were first officially recog ...

. Its title and functions have changed several times, with the current title adopted in 2020. An office of

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existed from 1994 to 2011. The

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media ( ga, An tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán) is a senior minister (government), minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Depart ...

is currently responsible for the Gaeltacht.

List of office-holders

References

External links

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
{{DEFAULTSORT:Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Government ministers of the Republic of Ireland Lists of government ministers of Ireland Ministers for children, young people and families Minister