Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of the Government of Ireland and assists the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

There are currently two Ministers of State, who were appointed in 2020:
 * Senator Pippa Hackett – Minister of State with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity; and
 * Martin Heydon, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Research & Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development.

List of ministers of state
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Department of Agriculture 1978–1987
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * rowspan=2|Thomas Hussey
 * 1 January 1978
 * 11 December 1979
 * 15th
 * 12 December 1979
 * 17 December 1980
 * 16th
 * Lorcan Allen
 * 12 December 1979
 * 30 June 1981
 * 16th
 * Michael Smith
 * 17 December 1980
 * 30 June 1981
 * 16th
 * Michael D'Arcy
 * 30 June 1981
 * 9 March 1982
 * Production and Marketing
 * 17th
 * Ted Nealon
 * 30 June 1981
 * 9 March 1982
 * Western Development
 * 17th
 * Lorcan Allen
 * 23 March 1982
 * 14 December 1982
 * Land Commission, Production and Marketing
 * 18th
 * Bernard Cowen
 * 23 March 1982
 * 14 December 1982
 * Disadvantaged Areas
 * 18th
 * Patrick Hegarty
 * 16 December 1982
 * 10 March 1987
 * Production
 * 19th
 * Paul Connaughton Snr
 * 16 December 1982
 * 10 March 1987
 * Land Structure and Development
 * 19th
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 * 18th
 * Bernard Cowen
 * 23 March 1982
 * 14 December 1982
 * Disadvantaged Areas
 * 18th
 * Patrick Hegarty
 * 16 December 1982
 * 10 March 1987
 * Production
 * 19th
 * Paul Connaughton Snr
 * 16 December 1982
 * 10 March 1987
 * Land Structure and Development
 * 19th
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 * 16 December 1982
 * 10 March 1987
 * Land Structure and Development
 * 19th
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Department of Agriculture and Food 1987–1993
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * rowspan=2|Joe Walsh
 * 12 March 1987
 * 12 July 1989
 * rowspan=2|Food Industry
 * 20th
 * 19 July 1989
 * 11 February 1992
 * 21st
 * rowspan=2|Séamus Kirk
 * 12 March 1987
 * 12 July 1989
 * Horticulture
 * 20th
 * 19 July 1989
 * 11 February 1992
 * Horticulture
 * 21st
 * John Browne
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * Food industry
 * rowspan=2|22nd
 * Liam Hyland
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * Horticulture
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 * 12 January 1993
 * Food industry
 * rowspan=2|22nd
 * Liam Hyland
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * Horticulture
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 * Horticulture
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry 1993–1997
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Liam Hyland
 * 14 January 1993
 * 15 June 1994
 * Forestry and Rural Development
 * 23rd
 * Brian O'Shea
 * 14 January 1993
 * 17 November 1994
 * Food and Horticulture
 * 23rd
 * Jimmy Deenihan
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * 24th
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 * Jimmy Deenihan
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * 24th
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 * 24th
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Department of Agriculture and Food 1997–1999
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Noel Davern
 * 8 July 1997
 * 27 September 1999
 * Livestock breeding and horticulture
 * 25th
 * Ned O'Keeffe
 * 8 July 1997
 * 27 September 1999
 * Food
 * 25th
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 * Food
 * 25th
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 1999–2002
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Noel Davern
 * 27 September 1999
 * 6 June 2002
 * Livestock breeding and horticulture
 * 25th
 * Ned O'Keeffe
 * 27 September 1999
 * 17 February 2001
 * Food
 * 25th
 * Éamon Ó Cuív
 * 19 February 2001
 * 6 June 2002
 * Rural development and the Western Development Commission
 * 25th
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 * 19 February 2001
 * 6 June 2002
 * Rural development and the Western Development Commission
 * 25th
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Department of Agriculture and Food 2002–2007
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Noel Treacy
 * 19 June 2007
 * 29 September 2004
 * Food and horticulture
 * 26th
 * Liam Aylward
 * 19 June 2007
 * 29 September 2004
 * Animal Health and Welfare; and Customer Service
 * 26th
 * John Browne
 * 29 September 2004
 * 14 February 2006
 * Forestry
 * 26th
 * Brendan Smith
 * 29 September 2004
 * 14 June 2007
 * Food and Horticulture
 * 26th
 * Mary Wallace
 * 14 February 2006
 * 14 June 2007
 * Forestry
 * 26th
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 * Food and Horticulture
 * 26th
 * Mary Wallace
 * 14 February 2006
 * 14 June 2007
 * Forestry
 * 26th
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 * 26th
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2007–2011
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * John Browne
 * 20 June 2007
 * 7 May 2008
 * Fisheries
 * 27th
 * Mary Wallace
 * 20 June 2007
 * 7 May 2008
 * Forestry
 * 27th
 * Trevor Sargent
 * 20 June 2007
 * 23 February 2010
 * Food and Horticulture
 * 27th • 28th
 * Tony Killeen
 * 13 May 2008
 * 23 March 2010
 * Fisheries and Forestry
 * 28th
 * Ciarán Cuffe
 * 23 March 2010
 * 23 January 2011
 * Horticulture
 * 28th
 * Seán Connick
 * 23 March 2010
 * 9 March 2011
 * Fisheries and Forestry
 * 28th
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 * 23 January 2011
 * Horticulture
 * 28th
 * Seán Connick
 * 23 March 2010
 * 9 March 2011
 * Fisheries and Forestry
 * 28th
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 * Fisheries and Forestry
 * 28th
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Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2011–present
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Shane McEntee
 * 10 March 2011
 * 21 December 2012
 * Food, Horticulture and Food Safety
 * 29th
 * Tom Hayes
 * 5 June 2013
 * 6 May 2016
 * Food, Horticulture and Food Safety
 * 29th
 * Ann Phelan
 * 15 July 2014
 * 6 May 2016
 * Rural Economic Development
 * 29th
 * rowspan=2|Andrew Doyle
 * 19 May 2016
 * 14 June 2017
 * rowspan=2|Food, Forestry and Horticulture
 * 30th
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * 31st
 * Pippa Hackett
 * 27 June 2020
 * Incumbent
 * Land Use and Biodiversity
 * rowspan=2|32nd • 33rd  • 34th
 * Martin Heydon
 * 1 July 2020
 * Incumbent
 * Research & Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development
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 * Pippa Hackett
 * 27 June 2020
 * Incumbent
 * Land Use and Biodiversity
 * rowspan=2|32nd • 33rd  • 34th
 * Martin Heydon
 * 1 July 2020
 * Incumbent
 * Research & Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development
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 * Research & Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development
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