# Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

The Minister of State at the Department of the Climate, Environment and Energy is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Climate, Environment and Energy of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State:
* Alan Dillon, TD – Minister of State for the circular economy
* Timmy Dooley, TD – Minister of State for the marine

## List of parliamentary secretaries

Department of Lands and Fisheries 1927–1937 :
| Name | Term of Office | Term of Office | Party | Party | Government |
| Martin Roddy | 21 September 1927 | 9 March 1932 | | Cumann na nGaedheal | 3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC |
| Seán O'Grady | 9 March 1932 | 29 December 1937 | | Fianna Fáil | 6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC |
| Department of Lands 1937–1965 ||||||
| Name | Term of Office | Term of Office | Party | Party | Government |
| Seán O'Grady | 29 December 1937 | 9 February 1943 | | Fianna Fáil | 1st • 2nd |
| Eamon Kissane | 9 February 1943 | 1 July 1943 | | Fianna Fáil | 2nd |
| Jack Lynch | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | | Fianna Fáil | 6th |
| Brian Lenihan | 11 October 1961 | 3 November 1964 | | Fianna Fáil | 10th |
| George Colley | 21 November 1964 | 21 April 1965 | | Fianna Fáil | 10th |
| Department of Fisheries 1977–1978 ||||||
| Name | Term of Office | Term of Office | Party | Party | Government |
| Michael Pat Murphy | 9 February 1977 | 5 July 1977 | | Labour | 14th |

## List of ministers of state

Department of Fisheries and Forestry 1978–1986 :
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Tom McEllistrim | 23 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | | Fianna Fáil | Forestry | 18th |
| Michael D'Arcy | 16 December 1982 | 18 February 1986 | | Fine Gael | Fisheries and Forestry | 19th |
| Department of Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry 1986–1987 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| John Donnellan | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | | Fine Gael | Fisheries | 19th |
| Michael Moynihan | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | | Fine Gael | Tourism | 19th |
| Michael Smith | 10 March 1987 | 31 March 1987 | | Fianna Fáil | Forestry | 20th |
| Denis Lyons | 10 March 1987 | 31 March 1987 | | Fianna Fáil | Tourism | 20th |
| Department of the Marine 1987–1997 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | | Fianna Fáil | Marine matters | 20th |
| Michael J. Noonan | 19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | | Fianna Fáil | | 21st |
| Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | | Fianna Fáil | | 22nd |
| Gerry O'Sullivan | 14 January 1993 | 5 August 1994 | | Labour | Port Development, Safety and Inland Fisheries | 23rd |
| Eamon Gilmore | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | | Democratic Left | | 24th |
| Department of the Marine and Natural Resources 1997–2002 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Hugh Byrne | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | | Fianna Fáil | Aquaculture and Forestry | 25th |
| Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources 2002–2007 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| John Browne | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | | Fianna Fáil | Marine | 26th |
| Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | 29 September 2004 | 14 February 2006 | | Fianna Fáil | Marine | 26th |
| John Browne | 14 February 2006 | 14 June 2007 | | Fianna Fáil | Marine | 26th |
| Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 2007–2016 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Tony Killeen | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Energy | 27th |
| Seán Power | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | | Fianna Fáil | Information society and Natural resources | 28th |
| Conor Lenihan | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Natural resources | 28th |
| Fergus O'Dowd | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | | Fine Gael | New ERA | 29th |
| Joe McHugh | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | | Fine Gael | Natural resources | 29th |
| Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment 2016–2020 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Seán Kyne | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | | Fine Gael | Natural resources | 30th |
| Seán Kyne | 20 June 2017 | 16 October 2018 | | Fine Gael | Natural resources and Digital development | 31st |
| Seán Canney | 16 October 2018 | 27 June 2020 | | Independent | Natural resources and Digital development | 31st |
| Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 2020–2025 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Hildegarde Naughton | 27 June 2020 | 21 December 2022 | | Fine Gael | Postal Policy and Eircodes | 32nd |
| Ossian Smyth | 1 July 2020 | 23 January 2025 | | Green | Communications and Circular Economy | 32nd • 33rd • 34th |
| Jack Chambers | 21 December 2022 | 26 June 2024 | | Fianna Fáil | Postal Policy | 32nd • 33rd • 34th |
| James Lawless | 27 June 2024 | 23 January 2025 | | Fianna Fáil | Postal Policy | 34th |
| Department of Climate, Environment and Energy 2025–present |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Alan Dillon | 29 January 2025 | Incumbent | | Fine Gael | Circular economy | 35th |
| Timmy Dooley | 23 February 2025 | Incumbent | | Fianna Fáil | Marine | 35th |