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Minister for Transport (Ireland)

Irish government cabinet minister

Irish government cabinet minister

FieldValue
postMinister for Transport
insigniaIrish Department of Transport.png
insigniasize230px
imageDarragh O'Brien, December 2023 (cropped).jpg
imagesize200px
incumbentDarragh O'Brien
incumbentsince23 January 2025
departmentDepartment of Transport
typeTransport minister
statusCabinet minister
member_of
reports_toTaoiseach
seatDublin, Ireland
nominatorTaoiseach
appointerPresident of Ireland
appointer_qualified(on the advice of the Taoiseach)
formation1 November 1973
inauguralErskine Childers as Minister for Transport and Power in 1959
Richie Ryan as Minister for the Public Service in 1973
salary€212,858 (2025)
(including €117,113 TD salary)
website

Richie Ryan as Minister for the Public Service in 1973 (including €117,113 TD salary) The Minister for Transport () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Transport.

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

He is assisted by two Ministers of State:

  • Seán Canney, TD – Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for international and road transport and logistics.
  • Jerry Buttimer, TD – Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for rural transport

Overview

The Minister and the department are responsible for implementing an integrated transport policy.

Specific responsibilities which come under the aegis of the Minister for Transport in relation to national roads and to road transport in general include: delivering on the national roads programme as part of the national development plan; implementing the government's road safety strategy and related policies for the regulation of vehicle standards; road haulage licensing; driver licensing; and driver testing.

In respect of aviation policy, the department is responsible for ensuring that aviation practices and procedures comply with the best international standards; promoting the development of a vibrant, competitive and progressively regulated aviation sector and the provision of adequate airport infrastructure and competitive airport services.

In respect of maritime transport, the department is responsible for establishing, promoting, regulating and enforcing Maritime Safety and Security Standards, providing emergency response services and safeguarding the maritime environment. It is also responsible for ports and shipping policy.

List of office-holders

The Department of Transport and Power was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1959. On 2 January 1984, the Department of Transport was abolished under the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1983 and its functions transferred to the Department of Communications.

NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernment
Erskine H. Childers27 July 19592 July 19699th10th11th12th
Brian Lenihan2 July 19693 January 197313th
Michael O'Kennedy3 January 197314 March 197313th
Peter Barry14 March 19732 December 197614th
Tom Fitzpatrick2 December 19765 July 197714th
Pádraig Faulkner5 July 197711 December 197915th
George Colley12 December 197925 January 198016th
Albert Reynolds25 January 198030 June 198116th
Patrick Cooney30 June 19819 March 198217th
John Wilson9 March 198214 December 198218th
Jim Mitchell14 December 19822 January 198419th

The Department of the Public Service was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1973. In 1987, the functions of the Department of Public Service were transferred to the Department of Finance, and the statutory shell used for the formation of the Department of Transport. The subsequent changes to the department name and functions are shown in detail at the article on the Department of Transport.

NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernmentNameTerm of officePartyGovernment
Richie Ryan1 November 19735 July 197714th
George Colley5 July 197711 December 197915th
Michael O'Kennedy12 December 197924 March 198016th
Gene Fitzgerald (1st time)24 March 198030 June 198116th
Liam Kavanagh30 June 19819 March 198217th
Gene Fitzgerald (2nd time)9 March 198214 December 198218th
John Boland14 December 198214 February 198619th
Ruairi Quinn14 February 198620 January 198719th
John Bruton20 January 198710 March 198719th
Ray MacSharry10 March 198720 March 198720th
Ray MacSharry20 March 198731 March 198720th
John Wilson31 March 198712 July 198920th
Séamus Brennan12 July 19897 February 199121st
Séamus Brennan7 February 199111 February 199221st
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn11 February 199212 January 199322nd
Charlie McCreevy12 January 199322 January 199323rd
Brian Cowen22 January 199315 December 199423rd
Michael Lowry15 December 199430 November 199624th
John Bruton (acting)30 November 19963 December 199624th
Alan Dukes3 December 199626 June 199724th
Mary O'Rourke26 June 19976 June 200225th
Séamus Brennan6 June 200229 September 200426th
Martin Cullen29 September 200414 June 200726th
Noel Dempsey14 June 200719 January 201127th28th
Pat Carey20 January 20118 March 201128th
Leo Varadkar9 March 201111 July 201429th
Paschal Donohoe11 July 20146 May 201629th
Shane Ross6 May 201627 June 202030th31st
Eamon Ryan27 June 202023 January 202532nd33rd34th
Darragh O'Brien23 January 2025Incumbent35th

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References

References

  1. (5 August 2025). "Salaries".
  2. (2018-12-18). "Government Ministers". Department of the Taoiseach.
  3. (2025-01-23). "Who has been appointed to the new Cabinet?".
  4. (15 August 2020). "Crusheen train stop back on track with Green minister".
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