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Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment

Irish government cabinet minister

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Irish government cabinet minister

FieldValue
postMinister for Climate, Energy and the Environment
insigniaDept of Climate, Energy & Environment.png
insigniasize230px
imageDarragh O'Brien, December 2023 (cropped).jpg
imagesize200px
incumbentDarragh O'Brien
incumbentsince23 January 2025
departmentDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
type
statusCabinet minister
member_of
reports_toTaoiseach
seatDublin, Ireland
nominatorTaoiseach
appointerPresident of Ireland
appointer_qualified(on the advice of the Taoiseach)
formation26 August 1921
inauguralSeán Etchingham as Director of Fisheries
salary€210,750 (2025)
(including €115,953 TD salary)
website

(including €115,953 TD salary) The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment.

The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment is Darragh O'Brien, TD. He is also the Minister for Transport.

He is assisted by 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 office-holders

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Seán Etchingham2 April 191926 August 19212nd DM
Seán Etchingham26 August 19219 January 19223rd DM
Fionán Lynch14 December 19221 September 19281st EC2nd EC3rd EC4th EC
Fionán Lynch1 September 19289 March 19324th EC5th EC
P. J. Ruttledge9 March 19328 February 19336th EC
Joseph Connolly8 February 19331 April 19347th EC
Joseph Connolly1 April 193429 May 19367th EC
Frank Aiken3 June 193611 November 19367th EC
Gerald Boland11 November 19368 September 19398th EC1st2nd
Thomas Derrig (1st time)8 September 19392 July 19432nd
Seán Moylan2 July 194318 February 19483rd4th
Joseph Blowick (1st time)18 February 19487 March 19515th
Thomas Derrig (2nd time)13 June 19512 June 19546th
Joseph Blowick (2nd time)2 June 195420 March 19577th
Erskine H. Childers20 March 195723 July 19598th9th
Mícheál Ó Móráin23 July 195926 March 19689th10th11th12th
Pádraig Faulkner26 March 19682 July 196912th
Seán Flanagan2 July 196914 March 197313th
Tom Fitzpatrick (1st time)14 March 19732 December 197614th
Paddy Donegan2 December 19769 February 197714th
Paddy Donegan9 February 19775 July 197714th
Brian Lenihan5 July 197715 July 197815th
Brian Lenihan15 July 197811 December 197915th
Paddy Power12 December 197930 June 198116th
Tom Fitzpatrick (2nd time)30 June 19819 March 198217th
Brendan Daly (1st time)9 March 198214 December 198218th
Paddy O'Toole (1st time)14 December 198214 February 198619th
Liam Kavanagh14 February 198620 January 198719th
Paddy O'Toole (2nd time)20 January 198710 March 198719th
Brendan Daly (2nd time)10 March 198712 July 198920th
John Wilson12 July 198911 February 199220th21st
Michael Woods (1st time)11 February 199212 January 199322nd
David Andrews12 January 199315 December 199423rd
Hugh Coveney15 December 199423 May 199524th
Seán Barrett23 May 199526 June 199724th
Michael Woods (2nd time)26 June 199727 January 200025th
Frank Fahey27 January 20006 June 200225th
Dermot Ahern6 June 200229 September 200426th
Noel Dempsey29 September 200414 June 200726th
Eamon Ryan14 June 200723 January 201127th28th
Pat Carey23 January 20119 March 201128th
Pat Rabbitte9 March 201111 July 201429th
Alex White11 July 20146 May 201629th
Denis Naughten6 May 201611 October 201830th31st
Richard Bruton11 October 201827 June 202031st
Eamon Ryan (2nd time)27 June 202023 January 202532nd33rd34th
Darragh O'Brien23 January 2025Incumbent35th

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References

References

  1. (3 March 2025). "Salaries".
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