Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

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

There are currently two Ministers of State:
 * James Lawless, TD, with special responsibility for Postal Policy.
 * Ossian Smyth, TD, with special responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy.

List of parliamentary secretaries
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Department of Lands and Fisheries 1927–1937
!Name !colspan=2|Term of Office !colspan=2|Party !Government
 * Martin Roddy
 * 21 September 1927
 * 9 March 1932
 * 3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC
 * Seán O'Grady
 * 9 March 1932
 * 29 December 1937
 * 6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC
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 * 29 December 1937
 * 6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC
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Department of Lands 1937–1965
!Name !colspan=2|Term of Office !colspan=2|Party !Government
 * Seán O'Grady
 * 29 December 1937
 * 9 February 1943
 * 1st • 2nd
 * Eamon Kissane
 * 9 February 1943
 * 1 July 1943
 * 2nd
 * Jack Lynch
 * 13 June 1951
 * 2 June 1954
 * 6th
 * Brian Lenihan
 * 11 October 1961
 * 3 November 1964
 * rowspan=2|10th
 * George Colley
 * 21 November 1964
 * 21 April 1965
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 * 11 October 1961
 * 3 November 1964
 * rowspan=2|10th
 * George Colley
 * 21 November 1964
 * 21 April 1965
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 * 21 April 1965
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Department of Fisheries 1977–1978
!Name !colspan=2|Term of Office !colspan=2|Party !Government
 * Michael Pat Murphy
 * 9 February 1977
 * 5 July 1977
 * 14th
 * }
 * 14th
 * }

List of ministers of state
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Department of Fisheries and Forestry 1978–1986
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Tom McEllistrim
 * 23 March 1982
 * 14 December 1982
 * Forestry
 * 18th
 * Michael D'Arcy
 * 16 December 1982
 * 18 February 1986
 * Fisheries and Forestry
 * 19th
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 * Fisheries and Forestry
 * 19th
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Department of Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry 1986–1987
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * John Donnellan
 * 13 February 1986
 * 10 March 1987
 * Fisheries
 * 19th
 * Michael Moynihan
 * 13 February 1986
 * 10 March 1987
 * Tourism
 * 19th
 * Michael Smith
 * 10 March 1987
 * 31 March 1987
 * Forestry
 * 20th
 * Denis Lyons
 * 10 March 1987
 * 31 March 1987
 * Tourism
 * 20th
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 * Denis Lyons
 * 10 March 1987
 * 31 March 1987
 * Tourism
 * 20th
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 * 20th
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Department of the Marine 1987–1997
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
 * 12 March 1987
 * 12 July 1989
 * Marine matters
 * 20th
 * Michael J. Noonan
 * 19 July 1989
 * 11 February 1992
 * 21st
 * Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * 22nd
 * Gerry O'Sullivan
 * 14 January 1993
 * 5 August 1994
 * Port Development, Safety and Inland Fisheries
 * 23rd
 * Eamon Gilmore
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * 24th
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 * 14 January 1993
 * 5 August 1994
 * Port Development, Safety and Inland Fisheries
 * 23rd
 * Eamon Gilmore
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * 24th
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 * 24th
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 * 24th
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Department of the Marine and Natural Resources 1997–2002
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Hugh Byrne
 * 8 July 1997
 * 6 June 2002
 * Aquaculture and Forestry
 * 25th
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 * 25th
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Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources 2002–2007
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * John Browne
 * 19 June 2002
 * 29 September 2004
 * Marine
 * rowspan=3|26th
 * Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
 * 29 September 2004
 * 14 February 2006
 * Marine
 * John Browne
 * 14 February 2006
 * 14 June 2007
 * Marine
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 * John Browne
 * 14 February 2006
 * 14 June 2007
 * Marine
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Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 2007–2016
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Tony Killeen
 * 20 June 2007
 * 7 May 2008
 * Energy
 * 27th
 * Seán Power
 * 13 May 2008
 * 22 April 2009
 * Information society and Natural resources
 * rowspan=2|28th
 * Conor Lenihan
 * 22 April 2009
 * 9 March 2011
 * Natural resources
 * Fergus O'Dowd
 * 10 March 2011
 * 15 July 2014
 * New ERA
 * rowspan=2|29th
 * Joe McHugh
 * 15 July 2014
 * 6 May 2016
 * Natural resources
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 * New ERA
 * rowspan=2|29th
 * Joe McHugh
 * 15 July 2014
 * 6 May 2016
 * Natural resources
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 * Natural resources
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Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment 2016–2020
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * rowspan=2|Seán Kyne
 * 19 May 2016
 * 14 June 2017
 * Natural resources
 * 30th
 * 20 June 2017
 * 16 October 2018
 * Natural resources and Digital development
 * rowspan=2|31st
 * Seán Canney
 * 16 October 2018
 * 27 June 2020
 * Natural resources and Digital development
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 * 16 October 2018
 * 27 June 2020
 * Natural resources and Digital development
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Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 2020–present
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Hildegarde Naughton
 * 27 June 2020
 * 21 December 2022
 * Postal Policy and Eircodes
 * 32nd
 * Ossian Smyth
 * 1 July 2020
 * Incumbent
 * Communications and Circular Economy
 * rowspan=2|32nd • 33rd • 34th
 * Jack Chambers
 * 21 December 2022
 * 26 June 2024
 * Postal Policy
 * James Lawless
 * 27 June 2024
 * Incumbent
 * Postal Policy
 * 34th
 * }
 * James Lawless
 * 27 June 2024
 * Incumbent
 * Postal Policy
 * 34th
 * }
 * 34th
 * }