Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection
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The Minister for Social Protection ( ga, An tAire Cosanta Sóisialta) is a senior
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in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Social Protection. The current Minister for Social Protection is
Heather Humphreys Heather Humphreys (born 14 May 1963) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Rural and Community Development and Minister for Social Protection since June 2020. She also briefly served as Minister for Justice in November ...
. She is also Minister for Rural and Community Development and
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. She is assisted by two Ministers of State: * Joe O'Brien, TD – Minister of State, with responsibility for Community Development and Charities; and * Damien English, TD – Minister of State, with responsibility for Redundancy and Insolvency Operations and Employer Services.


Overview

The position was created in 1947 as the Minister for Social Welfare. Its present title dates from 2020. The department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services. It is also responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and old age.


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Minister for Social Protection
{{Government of Ireland Social Protection Social Protection Ireland, Social Protection Department of Social Protection 1947 establishments in Ireland