Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Summary

The Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

The current Minister of State is Niall Collins, TD, who was appointed in July 2020.[1]

List of ministers of state edit

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Niall Collins 1 July 2020 Incumbent Fianna Fáil Skills and Further Education 32nd[2] • 33rd[3] • 34th

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.