# Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

The Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There is currently one minister of state:

## List of ministers of state

Department of Industry and Energy 1981–1983 :
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Edward Collins | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | | Fine Gael | Oil and Minerals Exploration | 17th |
| Jim Fitzsimons | 28 October 1982 | 14 December 1982 | | Fianna Fáil | Economic Affairs | 18th |
| Edward Collins | 16 December 1982 | 15 December 1983 | | Fine Gael | Energy Affairs | 19th |
| Department of Energy 1983–1993 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Edward Collins | 13 February 1986 | 23 September 1986 | | Fine Gael | Commerce and Services | 19th |
| Richard Bruton | 23 September 1986 | 10 March 1987 | | Fine Gael | Energy Affairs | 19th |
| Michael Smith | 31 March 1987 | 24 November 1988 | | Fianna Fáil | Forestry | 20th |
| Liam Aylward | 25 November 1988 | 12 July 1989 | | Fianna Fáil | | 20th |
| Department of Tourism and Trade 1993–1997 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Toddy O'Sullivan | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | | Labour | | 24th |
| Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Chris Flood | 8 July 1997 | 1 February 2000 | | Fianna Fáil | Local development and the National Drugs Strategy Team | 25th |
| Eoin Ryan | 1 February 2000 | 6 June 2002 | | Fianna Fáil | Local development | 25th |
| Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Martin Mansergh | 13 May 2008 | 2 May 2010 | | Fianna Fáil | Arts | 28th |
| Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011 |||||||
| Martin Mansergh | 2 May 2010 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Arts | 28th |
| Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Dinny McGinley | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | | Fine Gael | Gaeltacht Affairs | 29th |
| Joe McHugh | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | | Fine Gael | Gaeltacht Affairs | 29th |
| Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | | Labour | New Communities, Culture and Equality | 29th |
| Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Seán Kyne | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | | Fine Gael | Gaeltacht Affairs | 30th |
| Michael Ring | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | | Fine Gael | Regional Economic Development | 30th |
| Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Joe McHugh | 14 June 2017 | 16 October 2018 | | Fine Gael | Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands | 31st |
| Seán Kyne | 16 October 2018 | 27 June 2020 | | Fine Gael | Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands | 31st |
| Dara Calleary | 1 July 2020 | 15 July 2020 | | Fianna Fáil | Gaeltacht | 32nd |
| Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2020–2025 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Jack Chambers | 15 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | | Fianna Fáil | Gaeltacht and Sport | 32nd |
| Patrick O'Donovan | 21 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | | Fine Gael | Gaeltacht | 33rd |
| Thomas Byrne | 21 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | | Fianna Fáil | Sport | 33rd |
| Thomas Byrne | 10 April 2024 | 23 January 2025 | | Fianna Fáil | Gaeltacht and Sport | 34th |
| Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport 2025–present |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Charlie McConalogue | 29 January 2025 | Incumbent | | Fianna Fáil | Sport and postal policy | 35th |