Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

There are currently two Ministers of State:
 * Seán Fleming, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for International development and the diaspora; and
 * Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for European Affairs.

List of parliamentary secretaries
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Department of External Affairs 1933–1943
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Government
 * Patrick Little
 * 1 March 1933
 * 27 September 1939
 * 7th EC • 8th EC • 1st • 2nd
 * Paddy Smith
 * 27 September 1939
 * 1 July 1943
 * 2nd
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 * 1 July 1943
 * 2nd
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Department of Foreign Affairs 1977–1978
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Government
 * David Andrews
 * 5 July 1977
 * 1 January 1978
 * 15th
 * }
 * 15th
 * }

List of ministers of state
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Department of Foreign Affairs 1978–2011
!Name !colspan=2|Term of office !colspan=2|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * David Andrews
 * 1 January 1978
 * 11 December 1979
 * 15th
 * rowspan=2|Jim O'Keeffe
 * 30 June 1981
 * 9 March 1982
 * rowspan=2|Overseas development
 * 17th
 * 16 December 1982
 * 13 February 1986
 * rowspan=2|19th
 * George Birmingham
 * 13 February 1986
 * 10 March 1987
 * European Affairs and Development Co-operation
 * rowspan=2|Seán Calleary
 * 12 March 1987
 * 12 July 1989
 * rowspan=2|Overseas Aid
 * 20th
 * 19 July 1989
 * 11 February 1992
 * 21st
 * Brendan Daly
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * 22nd
 * Tom Kitt
 * 14 January 1993
 * 15 December 1994
 * European Affairs and Overseas development assistance
 * 23rd
 * Joan Burton
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * Overseas development assistance
 * rowspan=2|24th
 * Gay Mitchell
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * European Affairs
 * Liz O'Donnell
 * 1 July 1997
 * 6 June 2002
 * Overseas development assistance and Human rights
 * 25th
 * Dick Roche
 * 6 June 2002
 * 29 September 2004
 * European Affairs
 * rowspan=4|26th
 * Tom Kitt
 * 19 June 2002
 * 29 September 2004
 * Overseas development and Human rights
 * Conor Lenihan
 * 5 October 2004
 * 20 June 2007
 * Overseas development
 * Noel Treacy
 * 29 September 2004
 * 20 June 2007
 * European Affairs
 * Michael Kitt
 * 20 June 2007
 * 13 May 2008
 * Overseas development
 * 27th
 * Dick Roche
 * 14 June 2007
 * 9 March 2011
 * European Affairs
 * 27th • 28th
 * Peter Power
 * 13 May 2008
 * 9 March 2011
 * Overseas development
 * 28th
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 * Overseas development and Human rights
 * Conor Lenihan
 * 5 October 2004
 * 20 June 2007
 * Overseas development
 * Noel Treacy
 * 29 September 2004
 * 20 June 2007
 * European Affairs
 * Michael Kitt
 * 20 June 2007
 * 13 May 2008
 * Overseas development
 * 27th
 * Dick Roche
 * 14 June 2007
 * 9 March 2011
 * European Affairs
 * 27th • 28th
 * Peter Power
 * 13 May 2008
 * 9 March 2011
 * Overseas development
 * 28th
 * colspan=7|
 * European Affairs
 * 27th • 28th
 * Peter Power
 * 13 May 2008
 * 9 March 2011
 * Overseas development
 * 28th
 * colspan=7|
 * Overseas development
 * 28th
 * colspan=7|
 * colspan=7|

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2011–2020
!Name !colspan=2|Term of office !colspan=2|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Jan O'Sullivan
 * 10 March 2011
 * 20 December 2011
 * Trade and Development
 * rowspan=6|29th
 * Lucinda Creighton
 * 10 March 2011
 * 11 July 2013
 * European Affairs
 * Joe Costello
 * 20 December 2011
 * 15 July 2014
 * Trade and Development
 * Paschal Donohoe
 * 12 July 2013
 * 11 July 2014
 * European Affairs
 * Seán Sherlock
 * 15 July 2014
 * 6 May 2016
 * Overseas development aid, Trade promotion and North–South co-operation
 * Jimmy Deenihan
 * 15 July 2014
 * 6 May 2016
 * Diaspora
 * Dara Murphy
 * 15 July 2014
 * 20 June 2017
 * European Affairs
 * 29th • 30th
 * Joe McHugh
 * 19 May 2016
 * 16 June 2017
 * Diaspora and Overseas development aid
 * 30th
 * Ciarán Cannon
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * Diaspora and International development
 * rowspan=2|31st
 * Helen McEntee
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * European Affairs
 * colspan=7|
 * Joe McHugh
 * 19 May 2016
 * 16 June 2017
 * Diaspora and Overseas development aid
 * 30th
 * Ciarán Cannon
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * Diaspora and International development
 * rowspan=2|31st
 * Helen McEntee
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * European Affairs
 * colspan=7|
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * European Affairs
 * colspan=7|
 * colspan=7|
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Department of Foreign Affairs 2020–present
!Name !colspan=2|Term of office !colspan=2|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Colm Brophy
 * 1 July 2020
 * 17 December 2022
 * Overseas development aid and the Diaspora
 * rowspan=2|32nd
 * Thomas Byrne
 * 1 July 2020
 * 17 December 2022
 * European Affairs
 * Peter Burke
 * 21 December 2022
 * 9 April 2024
 * European Affairs
 * 33rd
 * Seán Fleming
 * 21 December 2022
 * Incumbent
 * International development and the Diaspora
 * 33rd • 34th
 * Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
 * 9 April 2024
 * Incumbent
 * European Affairs
 * 34th
 * }
 * International development and the Diaspora
 * 33rd • 34th
 * Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
 * 9 April 2024
 * Incumbent
 * European Affairs
 * 34th
 * }
 * 34th
 * }