Minister of State at the Department of Finance

The Minister of State at the Department of Finance is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Finance of the Government of Ireland. The Minister works together with the Minister for Finance and has special responsibility for the Office of Public Works which oversees the preservation of government and historic buildings. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. The position was created on 1 January 1978, replacing the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance.

The current incumbent is Michael W. D'Arcy, TD, who took office in June 2017.^[1]

Contents

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  1 List of office-holders
  
  
  
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    1.1 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1924–1978
    
  
  
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    1.2 Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–present
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 See also
  


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  3 References
  

List of office-holders

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1924–1978
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
1.	John M. O'Sullivan	1 December 1924	27 January 1926		Cumann na nGaedheal
2.	Eamonn Duggan	10 May 1926	23 May 1927		Cumann na nGaedheal
3.	Séamus Burke	24 June 1927	9 March 1932		Cumann na nGaedheal
4.	Hugo Flinn	10 March 1932	28 January 1943		Fianna Fáil
5.	Seán Moylan	10 February 1943	26 June 1943		Fianna Fáil
6.	Paddy Smith	2 July 1943	31 December 1947		Fianna Fáil
7.	Seán O'Grady	1 January 1947	18 February 1948		Fianna Fáil
8.	Michael Donnellan (1st time)	18 February 1948	13 June 1951		Clann na Talmhan
9.	Patrick Beegan (1st time)	13 June 1951	2 June 1954		Fianna Fáil
	Michael Donnellan (2nd time)	2 June 1954	20 March 1957		Clann na Talmhan
	Patrick Beegan (2nd time)	20 March 1957	24 February 1958		Fianna Fáil
10.	Gerald Bartley	24 February 1958	23 July 1959		Fianna Fáil
11.	Joseph Brennan	27 July 1959	15 September 1961		Fianna Fáil
12.	Donogh O'Malley	11 October 1961	21 April 1965		Fianna Fáil
13.	Jim Gibbons	21 April 1965	2 July 1969		Fianna Fáil
14.	Noel Lemass	2 July 1969	14 March 1973		Fianna Fáil
15.	Henry Kenny	14 March 1973	30 September 1975		Fine Gael
16.	Michael Begley	30 September 1975	25 May 1977		Fine Gael
17.	Pearse Wyse	5 July 1977	1 January 1978		Fianna Fáil
Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–present
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
1.	Pearse Wyse	1 January 1978	11 December 1979		Fianna Fáil
2.	Tom McEllistrim	13 December 1979	30 June 1981		Fianna Fáil
3.	Joseph Bermingham (1st time)	30 June 1981	9 March 1982		Labour Party
4.	Sylvester Barrett	23 March 1982	14 December 1982		Fianna Fáil
	Joseph Bermingham (2nd time)	16 December 1982	2 February 1986		Labour Party
5.	Avril Doyle	2 February 1986	21 January 1987		Fine Gael
6.	Noel Treacy (1st time)	12 March 1987	12 July 1989		Fianna Fáil
7.	Brendan Daly	19 July 1989	6 February 1991		Fianna Fáil
8.	Vincent Brady	6 February 1991	15 November 1991		Fianna Fáil
9.	John O'Donoghue	15 November 1991	13 February 1992		Fianna Fáil
	Noel Treacy (2nd time)	13 February 1992	12 January 1993		Fianna Fáil
10.	Noel Dempsey	14 January 1993	15 December 1994		Fianna Fáil
11.	Hugh Coveney (1st time)	20 December 1994	10 February 1995		Fine Gael
12.	Jim Higgins	10 February 1995	24 May 1995		Fine Gael
	Hugh Coveney (2nd time)	24 May 1995	26 June 1997		Fine Gael
13.	Martin Cullen	8 July 1997	6 June 2002		Fianna Fáil
14.	Tom Parlon	19 June 2002	20 June 2007		Progressive Democrats
14.	Noel Ahern	20 June 2007	13 May 2008		Fianna Fáil
15.	Martin Mansergh	13 May 2008	9 March 2011		Fianna Fáil
15.	Brian Hayes	10 March 2011	23 May 2014		Fine Gael
16.	Simon Harris	15 July 2014	6 May 2016		Fine Gael
17.	Eoghan Murphy	19 May 2016	14 June 2017		Fine Gael
18.	Michael W. D'Arcy	20 June 2017	Incumbent		Fine Gael

See also

• Ministers of State of the 32nd Dáil

References

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