The minister of state for European affairs is a junior ministerial post at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Government of Ireland with special responsibility for European Affairs. The minister works with the Taoiseach and the minister for foreign affairs and trade. The minister of state does not hold cabinet rank.
The current officeholder is Thomas Byrne, TD, who was appointed in January 2025.
List of ministers of state NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentGeorge Birmingham13 February 198610 March 1987 19thMáire Geoghegan-Quinn12 March 198715 November 1991 20th21stMichael P. Kitt15 November 199111 February 1992 22ndTom Kitt13 February 199215 December 1994 23rdGay Mitchell20 December 199426 June 1997 24thDick Roche19 June 2002 29 September 2004 26thNoel Treacy29 September 2004 20 June 2007 26thDick Roche20 June 2007 9 March 2011 27th28thLucinda Creighton10 March 2011 11 July 2013 29thPaschal Donohoe12 July 2013 11 July 2014 29thDara Murphy15 July 201420 June 2017 29th30thHelen McEntee20 June 201727 June 2020 31stThomas Byrne1 July 202017 December 2022 32ndPeter Burke21 December 20229 April 2024 33rdJennifer Carroll MacNeill9 April 202423 January 2025 34thThomas Byrne29 January 2025Incumbent 35th
See also Minister for European Affairs – a similar position in other governments.
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