# Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

The Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment of the Government of Ireland and assists the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State:
* Niamh Smyth, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for trade promotion, artificial intelligence and digital transformation
* Alan Dillon, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for small businesses and retail

## List of parliamentary secretaries

Department of Industry and Commerce 1927–1977 :
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Government |
| James Dolan | 11 October 1927 | 9 March 1932 | | Cumann na nGaedheal | 4th EC • 5th EC |
| Seán Moylan | 21 July 1937 | 9 February 1943 | | Fianna Fáil | 8th EC • 1st • 2nd |
| Seán O'Grady | 9 February 1943 | 31 December 1946 | | Fianna Fáil | 2nd • 3rd • 4th |
| Liam Cosgrave | 24 February 1948 | 13 June 1951 | | Fine Gael | 5th |
| Patrick Crotty | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | | Fine Gael | 7th |
| Gerald Bartley | 20 March 1957 | 24 February 1958 | | Fianna Fáil | 8th |
| Michael Hilliard | 24 February 1958 | 23 June 1959 | | Fianna Fáil | 8th |
| Seán Flanagan | 21 April 1965 | 10 November 1966 | | Fianna Fáil | 11th |
| Gerry Collins | 2 July 1969 | 9 May 1970 | | Fianna Fáil | 13th |
| John Bruton | 14 March 1973 | 25 May 1977 | | Fine Gael | 14th |
| Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1977–1978 ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Government |
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978 | | Fianna Fáil | 15th |

## List of ministers of state

Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1978–1980 :
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | | Fianna Fáil | | 15th |
| Ray Burke | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | | Fianna Fáil | | 15th |
| Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Ray Burke | 12 December 1979 | 15 October 1980 | | Fianna Fáil | | 16th |
| Thomas Meaney | 25 March 1980 | 30 June 1981 | | Fianna Fáil | | 16th |
| Denis Gallagher | 15 October 1980 | 30 June 1981 | | Fianna Fáil | | 16th |
| Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1981–1983 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Michael Begley | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | | Fine Gael | Tourism | 17th |
| Seán Calleary | 28 October 1982 | 14 December 1982 | | Fianna Fáil | Tourism | 18th |
| Michael Moynihan | 16 December 1982 | 20 January 1987 | | Labour | Tourism | 19th |
| Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1983–1986 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Edward Collins | 15 December 1983 | 23 September 1986 | | Fine Gael | Commercial Affairs | 19th |
| Department of Industry and Commerce 1986–1993 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Patrick Hegarty | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | | Fine Gael | | 19th |
| Richard Bruton | 23 September 1986 | 10 March 1987 | | Fine Gael | Energy Affairs | 19th |
| Séamus Brennan | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Marketing | 20th |
| Seán McCarthy | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | 20th |
| Terry Leyden | 19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Marketing | 21st |
| Michael Smith | 19 July 1989 | 15 November 1991 | | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | 21st |
| Mary O'Rourke | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Marketing | 22nd |
| Michael Ahern | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | 22nd |
| Department of Enterprise and Employment 1993–1997 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Mary O'Rourke | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 23rd |
| Séamus Brennan | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | | Fianna Fáil | Commerce and Technology | 23rd |
| Pat Rabbitte | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | | Democratic Left | Commerce, science and technology and consumer affairs | 24th |
| Eithne FitzGerald | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | | Labour | Labour Affairs | 24th |
| Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1997–2010 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Michael Smith | 8 July 1997 | 9 October 1997 | | Fianna Fáil | Science and technology | 25th |
| Noel Treacy | 9 October 1997 | 18 June 2002 | | Fianna Fáil | Science and technology | 25th |
| Tom Kitt | 8 July 1997 | 18 June 2002 | | Fianna Fáil | Labour affairs, consumer rights and international trade | 25th |
| Frank Fahey | 18 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 26th |
| Michael Ahern | 18 June 2002 | 20 June 2007 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Commerce | 26th |
| Michael Ahern | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Innovation Policy | 27th |
| Tony Killeen | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 26th |
| Seán Haughey | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Lifelong Learning and School Transport | 27th |
| Seán Haughey | 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Lifelong Learning and School Transport | 28th |
| Billy Kelleher | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 27th |
| Billy Kelleher | 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 28th |
| Billy Kelleher | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Commerce | 28th |
| John McGuinness | 9 July 2007 | 13 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Commerce | 27th |
| John McGuinness | 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Commerce | 28th |
| Jimmy Devins | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Disability Issues and Mental Health | 27th |
| Jimmy Devins | 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | | Fianna Fáil | Science, Technology and Innovation | 28th |
| John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 22 March 2010 | | Fianna Fáil | Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health | 28th |
| Conor Lenihan | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources | 28th |
| Dara Calleary | 22 April 2009 | 22 March 2010 | | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 28th |
| Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 2010–2011 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| John Moloney | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Disability Issues and Mental Health | 28th |
| Dara Calleary | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Public Service Transformation and Labour Affairs | 28th |
| Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–2017 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| John Perry | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | | Fine Gael | Small Business | 29th |
| Seán Sherlock | 19 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | | Labour | Research and Innovation | 29th |
| Damien English | 15 July 2014 | 19 May 2016 | | Fine Gael | Skills, Research and Innovation | 29th |
| Ged Nash | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | | Labour | Business and Employment | 29th |
| Pat Breen | 19 May 2016 | 20 June 2017 | | Fine Gael | Employment and Small Business | 30th |
| John Halligan | 19 May 2016 | 20 June 2017 | | Independent | Training and Skills | 30th |
| Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2017–2020 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Pat Breen | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | | Fine Gael | Trade, Employment, Business | 31st |
| John Halligan | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | | Independent | Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development | 31st |
| Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 2020–2025 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Damien English | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | | Fine Gael | Employment affairs and retail businesses | 32nd |
| Robert Troy | 1 July 2020 | 24 August 2022 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade promotion | 32nd |
| Dara Calleary | 31 August 2022 | 17 December 2022 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade promotion, digital and company regulation | 32nd |
| Damien English | 21 December 2022 | 12 January 2023 | | Fine Gael | Employment affairs and retail businesses | 33rd |
| Dara Calleary | 21 December 2022 | 23 January 2025 | | Fianna Fáil | Trade promotion, digital and company regulation | 33rd • 34th |
| Neale Richmond | 13 January 2023 | 10 April 2024 | | Fine Gael | Employment affairs and retail businesses | 33rd |
| Emer Higgins | 10 April 2024 | 23 January 2025 | | Fine Gael | Business, employment and retail | 34th |
| Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment 2025–present |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Niamh Smyth | 29 January 2025 | Incumbent | | Fianna Fáil | Trade promotion, artificial intelligence and digital transformation | 35th |
| Alan Dillon | 29 January 2025 | Incumbent | | Fine Gael | Small businesses and retail | 35th |