The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment () is a senior minister in the

Government of Ireland The Government of Ireland () is the executive (government), executive authority of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, headed by the , the head of government. The government – also known as the cabinet (government), cabinet – is composed of Mini ...

and leads the

Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment () is a Department of State (Ireland), department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment. Departmental team *Minister for Enterprise, T ...

. The current Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment is Peter Burke, TD. He is assisted by two

Ministers of State Minister of state is a designation for a government minister, with varying meanings in different jurisdictions. In a number of European countries, the title is given as an honorific conferring a higher rank, often bestowed upon senior ministers ...

: * Niamh Smyth, TD – Minister of State for trade promotion, artificial intelligence and digital transformation *

Alan Dillon Alan Dillon (born 28 September 1982) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment si ...

, TD – Minister of State for small businesses and retail

Overview

The Minister heads one of the most important economic departments in the Irish Government, responsible for the implementation of policy in five key areas – Enterprise, Innovation, Growth; Quality, Work and Learning; Making Markets and Regulation work better; Quality, Value and Continuous Improvement; and the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

. A large element of the work of the Department arises from Ireland's membership of a number of international organisations, in particular the European Union and the

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that regulates and facilitates international trade. Governments use the organization to establish, revise, and enforce the rules that g ...

. The Department plays an active role in the development of EU and WTO policies, particularly to ensure that Ireland's interests are protected. The Department is organised into five divisions. They are: *Innovation and Investment Division *Enterprise and Trade Division *Commerce, Consumer and Competition Division *Employment Rights and Industrial Relations Division *Corporate Services

List of office-holders

;Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enterprise, Trade and Employment Government ministers of the Republic of Ireland Lists of government ministers of Ireland Economy of the Republic of Ireland Minister