Minister for Transport | |
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since 23 January 2025 | |
Department of Transport | |
Type | Transport minister |
Status | Cabinet minister |
Member of | |
Reports to | Taoiseach |
Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
Nominator | Taoiseach |
Appointer | President of Ireland (on the advice of the Taoiseach) |
Inaugural holder | Erskine Childers as Minister for Transport and Power in 1959 Richie Ryan as Minister for the Public Service in 1973 |
Formation | 1 November 1973 |
Salary | €210,750 (2025)[1] (including €115,953 TD salary)[2] |
Website | Official website ![]() |
The Minister for Transport (Irish: An tAire Iompair) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Transport. He is also Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy.
The current Minister for Transport is Darragh O'Brien, TD.[3]
He is assisted by two Ministers of State: