Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

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

There are currently two Ministers of State:
 * Dara Calleary, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation
 * Emer Higgins, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail

List of parliamentary secretaries
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Department of Industry and Commerce 1927–1977
!Name !colspan=2|Term of office !colspan=2|Party !Government
 * James Dolan
 * 11 October 1927
 * 9 March 1932
 * 4th EC • 5th EC
 * Seán Moylan
 * 21 July 1937
 * 9 February 1943
 * 8th EC • 1st  • 2nd
 * Seán O'Grady
 * 9 February 1943
 * 31 December 1946
 * 2nd • 3rd  • 4th
 * Liam Cosgrave
 * 24 February 1948
 * 13 June 1951
 * 5th
 * Patrick Crotty
 * 2 June 1954
 * 20 March 1957
 * 7th
 * Gerald Bartley
 * 20 March 1957
 * 24 February 1958
 * rowspan=2|8th
 * Michael Hilliard
 * 24 February 1958
 * 23 June 1959
 * Seán Flanagan
 * 21 April 1965
 * 10 November 1966
 * 11th
 * Gerry Collins
 * 2 July 1969
 * 9 May 1970
 * 13th
 * John Bruton
 * 14 March 1973
 * 25 May 1977
 * 14th
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 * Seán Flanagan
 * 21 April 1965
 * 10 November 1966
 * 11th
 * Gerry Collins
 * 2 July 1969
 * 9 May 1970
 * 13th
 * John Bruton
 * 14 March 1973
 * 25 May 1977
 * 14th
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 * John Bruton
 * 14 March 1973
 * 25 May 1977
 * 14th
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 * 14th
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Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1977–1978
!Name !colspan=2|Term of office !colspan=2|Party !Government
 * Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
 * 5 July 1977
 * 1 January 1978
 * 15th
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 * 15th
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List of ministers of state
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Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1978–1980
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
 * 1 January 1978
 * 11 December 1979
 * rowspan=2|15th
 * Ray Burke
 * 1 January 1978
 * 11 December 1979
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 * Ray Burke
 * 1 January 1978
 * 11 December 1979
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Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Ray Burke
 * 12 December 1979
 * 15 October 1980
 * rowspan=3|16th
 * Thomas Meaney
 * 25 March 1980
 * 30 June 1981
 * Denis Gallagher
 * 15 October 1980
 * 30 June 1981
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 * Denis Gallagher
 * 15 October 1980
 * 30 June 1981
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 * 15 October 1980
 * 30 June 1981
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Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1981–1983
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Michael Begley
 * 30 June 1981
 * 9 March 1982
 * Tourism
 * 17th
 * Seán Calleary
 * 28 October 1982
 * 14 December 1982
 * Tourism
 * 18th
 * Michael Moynihan
 * 16 December 1982
 * 20 January 1987
 * Tourism
 * 19th
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 * 16 December 1982
 * 20 January 1987
 * Tourism
 * 19th
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Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1983–1986
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Edward Collins
 * 15 December 1983
 * 23 September 1986
 * Commercial Affairs
 * 19th
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 * 19th
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Department of Industry and Commerce 1986–1993
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Patrick Hegarty
 * 13 February 1986
 * 10 March 1987
 * rowspan=2|19th
 * Richard Bruton
 * 23 September 1986
 * 10 March 1987
 * Energy Affairs
 * Séamus Brennan
 * 12 March 1987
 * 12 July 1989
 * Trade and Marketing
 * rowspan=2|20th
 * Seán McCarthy
 * 12 March 1987
 * 12 July 1989
 * Science and Technology
 * Terry Leyden
 * 19 July 1989
 * 11 February 1992
 * Trade and Marketing
 * rowspan=2|21st
 * Michael Smith
 * 19 July 1989
 * 15 November 1991
 * Science and Technology
 * Mary O'Rourke
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * Trade and Marketing
 * rowspan=2|22nd
 * Michael Ahern
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * Science and Technology
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 * 15 November 1991
 * Science and Technology
 * Mary O'Rourke
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * Trade and Marketing
 * rowspan=2|22nd
 * Michael Ahern
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * Science and Technology
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 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * Science and Technology
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Department of Enterprise and Employment 1993–1997
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Mary O'Rourke
 * 14 January 1993
 * 15 December 1994
 * Labour Affairs
 * rowspan=2|23rd
 * Séamus Brennan
 * 14 January 1993
 * 15 December 1994
 * Commerce and Technology
 * Pat Rabbitte
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * Commerce, science and technology and consumer affairs
 * rowspan=2|24th
 * Eithne FitzGerald
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * Labour Affairs
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 * rowspan=2|24th
 * Eithne FitzGerald
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * Labour Affairs
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 * Labour Affairs
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1997–2010
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Michael Smith
 * 8 July 1997
 * 9 October 1997
 * Science and technology
 * rowspan=3|25th
 * Noel Treacy
 * 9 October 1997
 * 18 June 2002
 * Science and technology
 * Tom Kitt
 * 8 July 1997
 * 18 June 2002
 * Labour affairs, consumer rights and international trade
 * Frank Fahey
 * 18 June 2002
 * 29 September 2004
 * Labour Affairs
 * rowspan=2|26th
 * rowspan=2|Michael Ahern
 * 18 June 2002
 * 20 June 2007
 * Trade and Commerce
 * 20 June 2007
 * 13 May 2008
 * Innovation Policy
 * 27th
 * Tony Killeen
 * 29 September 2004
 * 20 June 2007
 * Labour Affairs
 * 26th
 * rowspan=2|Seán Haughey
 * 20 June 2007
 * 13 May 2008
 * rowspan=2|Lifelong Learning and School Transport
 * 27th
 * 13 May 2008
 * 9 March 2011
 * 28th
 * rowspan=3|Billy Kelleher
 * 20 June 2007
 * 13 May 2008
 * rowspan=2|Labour Affairs
 * 27th
 * 13 May 2008
 * 21 April 2009
 * 28th
 * 22 April 2009
 * 9 March 2011
 * Trade and Commerce
 * 28th
 * rowspan=2|John McGuinness
 * 9 July 2007
 * 13 May 2008
 * rowspan=2|Trade and Commerce
 * 27th
 * 13 May 2008
 * 21 April 2009
 * 28th
 * rowspan=2|Jimmy Devins
 * 9 July 2007
 * 7 May 2008
 * Disability Issues and Mental Health
 * 27th
 * 13 May 2008
 * 21 April 2009
 * Science, Technology and Innovation
 * rowspan=4|28th
 * John Moloney
 * 13 May 2008
 * 22 March 2010
 * Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health
 * Conor Lenihan
 * 22 April 2009
 * 9 March 2011
 * Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources
 * Dara Calleary
 * 22 April 2009
 * 22 March 2010
 * Labour Affairs
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 * 28th
 * rowspan=2|Jimmy Devins
 * 9 July 2007
 * 7 May 2008
 * Disability Issues and Mental Health
 * 27th
 * 13 May 2008
 * 21 April 2009
 * Science, Technology and Innovation
 * rowspan=4|28th
 * John Moloney
 * 13 May 2008
 * 22 March 2010
 * Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health
 * Conor Lenihan
 * 22 April 2009
 * 9 March 2011
 * Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources
 * Dara Calleary
 * 22 April 2009
 * 22 March 2010
 * Labour Affairs
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 * Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources
 * Dara Calleary
 * 22 April 2009
 * 22 March 2010
 * Labour Affairs
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 * Labour Affairs
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 2010–2011
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * John Moloney
 * 23 March 2010
 * 9 March 2011
 * Disability Issues and Mental Health
 * rowspan=2|28th
 * Dara Calleary
 * 23 March 2010
 * 9 March 2011
 * Public Service Transformation and Labour Affairs
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 * 9 March 2011
 * Public Service Transformation and Labour Affairs
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Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–2017
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * John Perry
 * 10 March 2011
 * 15 July 2014
 * Small Business
 * rowspan=4|29th
 * Seán Sherlock
 * 19 March 2011
 * 15 July 2014
 * Research and Innovation
 * Damien English
 * 15 July 2014
 * 19 May 2016
 * Skills, Research and Innovation
 * Ged Nash
 * 15 July 2014
 * 6 May 2016
 * Business and Employment
 * Pat Breen
 * 19 May 2016
 * 20 June 2017
 * Employment and Small Business
 * rowspan=2|30th
 * John Halligan
 * 19 May 2016
 * 20 June 2017
 * Training and Skills
 * colspan="7"|
 * 19 May 2016
 * 20 June 2017
 * Employment and Small Business
 * rowspan=2|30th
 * John Halligan
 * 19 May 2016
 * 20 June 2017
 * Training and Skills
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 * Training and Skills
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Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2017–2020
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Pat Breen
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * Trade, Employment, Business
 * rowspan=2|31st
 * John Halligan
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development
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 * 27 June 2020
 * Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 2020–present
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Damien English
 * 1 July 2020
 * 17 December 2022
 * Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses
 * rowspan=3|32nd
 * Robert Troy
 * 1 July 2020
 * 24 August 2022
 * Trade Promotion
 * Dara Calleary
 * 31 August 2022
 * 17 December 2022
 * Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation
 * Damien English
 * 21 December 2022
 * 12 January 2023
 * Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses
 * 33rd
 * Dara Calleary
 * 21 December 2022
 * Incumbent
 * Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation
 * 33rd • 34th
 * Neale Richmond
 * 13 January 2023
 * 10 April 2024
 * Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses
 * 33rd
 * Emer Higgins
 * 10 April 2024
 * Incumbent
 * Business, Employment and Retail
 * 34th
 * }
 * Neale Richmond
 * 13 January 2023
 * 10 April 2024
 * Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses
 * 33rd
 * Emer Higgins
 * 10 April 2024
 * Incumbent
 * Business, Employment and Retail
 * 34th
 * }
 * Business, Employment and Retail
 * 34th
 * }