The Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth is a junior ministerial post in the

Department of Education and Youth The Department of Education and Youth () is a Department of State (Ireland), department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Education and Youth. Departmental team The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the ...

of 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 ...

who performs duties and functions delegated by the

Minister for Education and Youth The Minister for Education and Youth () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Education and Youth. The current Minister for Education and Youth is Helen McEntee, TD. She is assisted by one Minister of S ...

. A

minister 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 minister ...

does not hold cabinet rank. There is currently one Minister of State: * Michael Moynihan, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion

List of parliamentary secretaries

List of ministers of state

References

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Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

Department of Education and Youth