The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Irish: An tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta)[2] is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.
| Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht | |
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| Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht | |
| Type | Social affairs minister |
| Status | Cabinet minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Taoiseach |
| Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nominator | Taoiseach |
| Appointer | President of Ireland (on the advice of the Taoiseach) |
| Inaugural holder | Michael Ring |
| Formation | 27 June 2020 |
| Salary | €210,750 (2025) (including €115,953 TD salary)[1] |
| Website | Official website  |
The current Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht is Dara Calleary, TD. He is also Minister for Social Protection.
He is assisted by one Minister of State:
- Jerry Buttimer, TD – Minister of State for community development, charities, Gaeltacht and the islands:
List of officeholders
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Minister for Rural and Community Development 2017–2025edit | |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ring | 14 June 2017[a] | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | 31st | |||
| Heather Humphreys | 27 June 2020 | 23 January 2025 | Fine Gael | 32nd • 33rd • 34th | |||
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht 2025–presentedit | |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||||
| Dara Calleary | 23 January 2025 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | 35th | |||
- Notes
- ^ Ring was a minister without portfolio from 14 June to 19 July 2017 before the department was formally established.
References
edit- ^ "Salaries". Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 March 2025.
- ^ Rural and Community Development (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 173 of 2025). Signed on 6 May 2025. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 12 May 2025.