The Minister of State at the Department of Health is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Health of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Health. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently three Ministers of State:[1]
- Colm Burke, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for public health, wellbeing and the national drugs strategy; and
- Mary Butler, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older people.
- ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, 10 April 2024, archived from the original on 7 August 2020, retrieved 19 April 2024