Ministers of State of the 29th Dáil
Ministers of State (19 June 2002 – 14 June 2007)
Name Office Department(s) Party Mary HanafinGovernment Chief WhipTaoiseachFianna FáilMinister of State at the Department of DefenceDefenceDick RocheMinister of State for European AffairsForeign AffairsFianna FáilMinister of State Taoiseach Tom KittMinister of State for Overseas Development and Human RightsForeign Affairs Fianna FáilSíle de ValeraMinister of State for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage Education and ScienceFianna FáilJim McDaidMinister of State for Road Traffic and Road Haulage TransportFianna FáilFrank FaheyMinister of State for Labour AffairsEnterprise, Trade and EmploymentFianna FáilNoel TreacyMinister of State for Food and HorticultureAgriculture and FoodFianna FáilWillie O'DeaMinister of State for Equality and Disability IssuesJustice, Equality and Law ReformFianna FáilPat "the Cope" GallagherMinister of State for Environmental Protection Environment, Heritage and Local GovernmentFianna FáilLiam AylwardMinister of State for Animal Health and Welfare; and Customer Service Agriculture and Food Fianna FáilJohn BrowneMinister of State for the MarineCommunications, Marine and Natural ResourcesFianna FáilMichael AhernMinister of State for Trade and Commerce Enterprise, Trade and Employment Fianna FáilIvor CallelyMinister of State for Older People Health and ChildrenFianna FáilNoel AhernMinister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal Environment, Heritage and Local Government Fianna FáilMinister of State for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs Community, Rural and Gaeltacht AffairsBrian LenihanMinister of State for ChildrenHealth and Children Fianna FáilMinister of State Justice, Equality and Law Reform Minister of State Education and Science Tim O'MalleyMinister of State for Mental Health Services and Food Safety Health and Children Progressive DemocratsTom ParlonMinister of State for the Office of Public WorksFinanceProgressive Democrats

Ministers of State of the 29th Dáil

Section Title: Ministers of State (19 June 2002 – 14 June 2007)
Table Section Text: Name Office Department(s) Party Mary HanafinGovernment Chief WhipTaoiseachFianna FáilMinister of State at the Department of DefenceDefenceDick RocheMinister of State for European AffairsForeign AffairsFianna FáilMinister of State Taoiseach Tom KittMinister of State for Overseas Development and Human RightsForeign Affairs Fianna FáilSíle de ValeraMinister of State for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage Education and ScienceFianna FáilJim McDaidMinister of State for Road Traffic and Road Haulage TransportFianna FáilFrank FaheyMinister of State for Labour AffairsEnterprise, Trade and EmploymentFianna FáilNoel TreacyMinister of State for Food and HorticultureAgriculture and FoodFianna FáilWillie O'DeaMinister of State for Equality and Disability IssuesJustice, Equality and Law ReformFianna FáilPat "the Cope" GallagherMinister of State for Environmental Protection Environment, Heritage and Local GovernmentFianna FáilLiam AylwardMinister of State for Animal Health and Welfare; and Customer Service Agriculture and Food Fianna FáilJohn BrowneMinister of State for the MarineCommunications, Marine and Natural ResourcesFianna FáilMichael AhernMinister of State for Trade and Commerce Enterprise, Trade and Employment Fianna FáilIvor CallelyMinister of State for Older People Health and ChildrenFianna FáilNoel AhernMinister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal Environment, Heritage and Local Government Fianna FáilMinister of State for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs Community, Rural and Gaeltacht AffairsBrian LenihanMinister of State for ChildrenHealth and Children Fianna FáilMinister of State Justice, Equality and Law Reform Minister of State Education and Science Tim O'MalleyMinister of State for Mental Health Services and Food Safety Health and Children Progressive DemocratsTom ParlonMinister of State for the Office of Public WorksFinanceProgressive Democrats

Name	Office	Department(s)	Party

Mary Hanafin	Government Chief Whip	Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil

Minister of State at the Department of Defence	Defence

Dick Roche	Minister of State for European Affairs	Foreign Affairs	Fianna Fáil

Minister of State	Taoiseach

Tom Kitt	Minister of State for Overseas Development and Human Rights	Foreign Affairs	Fianna Fáil

Síle de Valera	Minister of State for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage	Education and Science	Fianna Fáil

Jim McDaid	Minister of State for Road Traffic and Road Haulage	Transport	Fianna Fáil

Frank Fahey	Minister of State for Labour Affairs	Enterprise, Trade and Employment	Fianna Fáil

Noel Treacy	Minister of State for Food and Horticulture	Agriculture and Food	Fianna Fáil

Willie O'Dea	Minister of State for Equality and Disability Issues	Justice, Equality and Law Reform	Fianna Fáil

Pat "the Cope" Gallagher	Minister of State for Environmental Protection	Environment, Heritage and Local Government	Fianna Fáil

Liam Aylward	Minister of State for Animal Health and Welfare; and Customer Service	Agriculture and Food	Fianna Fáil

John Browne	Minister of State for the Marine	Communications, Marine and Natural Resources	Fianna Fáil

Michael Ahern	Minister of State for Trade and Commerce	Enterprise, Trade and Employment	Fianna Fáil

Ivor Callely	Minister of State for Older People	Health and Children	Fianna Fáil

Noel Ahern	Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal	Environment, Heritage and Local Government	Fianna Fáil

Minister of State for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs	Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Brian Lenihan	Minister of State for Children	Health and Children	Fianna Fáil

Minister of State	Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Minister of State	Education and Science

Tim O'Malley	Minister of State for Mental Health Services and Food Safety	Health and Children	Progressive Democrats

Tom Parlon	Minister of State for the Office of Public Works	Finance	Progressive Democrats

Changes 29 September 2004[edit]

Name	Office	Department(s)	Party

Tom Kitt	Government Chief Whip	Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil

Minister of State at the Department of Defence	Defence

Frank Fahey	Minister of State for Equality and Disability Issues	Justice, Equality and Law Reform	Fianna Fáil

Noel Treacy	Minister of State for European Affairs	Foreign Affairs	Fianna Fáil

Minister of State	Taoiseach

Pat "the Cope" Gallagher	Minister of State for the Marine	Communications, Marine and Natural Resources	Fianna Fáil

John Browne	Minister of State for Forestry	Agriculture and Food	Fianna Fáil

Ivor Callely	Minister of State for Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority	Transport	Fianna Fáil

Seán Power	Minister of State for Health Promotion	Health and Children	Fianna Fáil

Batt O'Keeffe	Minister of State for Environmental Protection	Environment, Heritage and Local Government	Fianna Fáil

Tony Killeen	Minister of State for Labour Affairs	Enterprise, Trade and Employment	Fianna Fáil

Brendan Smith	Minister of State for Food and Horticulture	Agriculture and Food	Fianna Fáil

Conor Lenihan	Minister of State for Overseas Development and Human Rights	Foreign Affairs	Fianna Fáil

Changes 14 February 2006[edit] Changes following the resignation of Ivor Callely on 8 December 2005.

Name	Office	Department(s)	Party

Mary Wallace	Minister of State for Forestry	Agriculture and Food	Fianna Fáil

John Browne	Minister of State for the Marine	Communications, Marine and Natural Resources	Fianna Fáil

Pat "the Cope" Gallagher	Minister of State for Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority	Transport	Fianna Fáil

Changes 12 December 2006[edit] Changes following the resignation of Síle de Valera on 8 December 2006.

Name	Office	Department(s)	Party

Seán Haughey	Minister of State for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage	Education and Science	Fianna Fáil

Sentence(s)

Mary Hanafin was the Minister for State and as Government Chief Whip at the Department of the Taoiseach.

final_sentence: Mary Hanafin was the Minister for State and as Government Chief Whip at the Department of the Taoiseach.