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Patrick O'Donovan (born 21 March 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport since January 2025. He previously served as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science from 2024 to 2025 and a Minister of State from 2016 to 2024.
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, who in 1977 became the first female Parliamentary Secretary; and in 1978 became the first female Minister of State.. A Minister of State in Ireland (also called a junior minister) is of non-cabinet rank attached to one or more Departments of State of the Government of Ireland and assists a Minister of that government.
The Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann) is the executive authority of Ireland, headed by the Taoiseach, the head of government.The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the Oireachtas, which consists of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
The Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy (Irish: An tAire Aeráide, Comhshaoil agus Fuinnimh) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Climate, Environment and Energy. The current Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy is Darragh O'Brien, TD. He is also Minister for Transport.
The Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport (Irish: An tAire Ealaíon, Meán, Cumarsáide, Cultúir agus Spóirt) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport. The current minister is Patrick O'Donovan, TD. He is assisted by one Minister of State:
A Department of State (Irish: Roinn Stáit) of Ireland is a department or ministry of the Government of Ireland.The head of such a department is a minister termed a Minister of the Government; prior to 1977 such ministers were called Ministers of State, a term now used for junior (non-cabinet) ministers. [1]
The Government Chief Whip is a Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and attends cabinet. The current Chief Whip is Mary Butler.. Since the Rainbow Coalition formed in 1994, several governments have appointed additional Ministers of State who regularly attend meetings of the government but without a vote.