The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment.
The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment is Darragh O'Brien, TD. He is also the Minister for Transport.
He is assisted by two Ministers of State:
- Alan Dillon, TD – Minister of State for the circular economy.
- Timmy Dooley, TD – Minister of State for the marine
List of office-holders
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|colspan="6"|
Director of Fisheries 1919–1921
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Seán Etchingham
|2 April 1919
|26 August 1921
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|2nd DM
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|colspan="6"|
Secretary for Fisheries 1921–1922
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Seán Etchingham
|26 August 1921
|9 January 1922
|
|3rd DM
|-
|colspan="6"|
Minister for Fisheries 1922–1928
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
|-
|Fionán Lynch
|14 December 1922
|1 September 1928
|
|1st EC2nd EC3rd EC4th EC
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Lands and Fisheries 1928–1934
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Fionán Lynch
|1 September 1928
|9 March 1932
|
|4th EC5th EC
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|P. J. Ruttledge
|9 March 1932
|8 February 1933
|
|6th EC
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|Joseph Connolly
|8 February 1933
|1 April 1934
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|7th EC
|-
|colspan="6"|
Minister for Lands 1934–1977
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Joseph Connolly
|1 April 1934
|29 May 1936
|
|7th EC
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|Frank Aiken
|3 June 1936
|11 November 1936
|
|7th EC
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|Gerald Boland
|11 November 1936
|8 September 1939
|
|8th EC1st2nd
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|Thomas Derrig (1st time)
|8 September 1939
|2 July 1943
|
|2nd
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|Seán Moylan
|2 July 1943
|18 February 1948
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|3rd4th
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|Joseph Blowick (1st time)
|18 February 1948
|7 March 1951
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|5th
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|Thomas Derrig (2nd time)
|13 June 1951
|2 June 1954
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|6th
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|Joseph Blowick (2nd time)
|2 June 1954
|20 March 1957
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|7th
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|Erskine H. Childers
|20 March 1957
|23 July 1959
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|8th9th
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|Mícheál Ó Móráin
|23 July 1959
|26 March 1968
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|9th10th11th12th
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|Pádraig Faulkner
|26 March 1968
|2 July 1969
|
|12th
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|Seán Flanagan
|2 July 1969
|14 March 1973
|
|13th
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|Tom Fitzpatrick (1st time)
|14 March 1973
|2 December 1976
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|14th
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|Paddy Donegan
|2 December 1976
|9 February 1977
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|14th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Fisheries 1977–1978
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Paddy Donegan
|9 February 1977
|5 July 1977
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|14th
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|Brian Lenihan
|5 July 1977
|15 July 1978
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|15th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Fisheries and Forestry 1978–1986
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Brian Lenihan
|15 July 1978
|11 December 1979
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|15th
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|Paddy Power
|12 December 1979
|30 June 1981
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|16th
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|Tom Fitzpatrick (2nd time)
|30 June 1981
|9 March 1982
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|17th
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|Brendan Daly (1st time)
|9 March 1982
|14 December 1982
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|18th
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|Paddy O'Toole (1st time)
|14 December 1982
|14 February 1986
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|19th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry 1986–1987
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Liam Kavanagh
|14 February 1986
|20 January 1987
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|19th
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|Paddy O'Toole (2nd time)
|20 January 1987
|10 March 1987
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|19th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for the Marine 1987–1997
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Brendan Daly (2nd time)
|10 March 1987
|12 July 1989
|
|20th
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|John Wilson
|12 July 1989
|11 February 1992
|
|20th21st
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|Michael Woods (1st time)
|11 February 1992
|12 January 1993
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|22nd
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|David Andrews
|12 January 1993
|15 December 1994
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|23rd
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|Hugh Coveney
|15 December 1994
|23 May 1995
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|24th
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|Seán Barrett
|23 May 1995
|26 June 1997
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|24th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Marine and Natural Resources 1997–2002
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Michael Woods (2nd time)
|26 June 1997
|27 January 2000
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|25th
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|Frank Fahey
|27 January 2000
|6 June 2002
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|25th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources 2002–2007
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Dermot Ahern
|6 June 2002
|29 September 2004
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|26th
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|Noel Dempsey
|29 September 2004
|14 June 2007
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|26th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 2007–2016
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Eamon Ryan
|14 June 2007
|23 January 2011
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|27th28th
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|Pat Carey
|23 January 2011
|9 March 2011
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|28th
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|Pat Rabbitte
|9 March 2011
|11 July 2014
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|29th
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|Alex White
|11 July 2014
|6 May 2016
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|29th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 2016–2020
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
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|Denis Naughten
|6 May 2016
|11 October 2018
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|30th31st
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|Richard Bruton
|11 October 2018
|27 June 2020
|
|31st
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 2020–2025
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
|-
|Eamon Ryan (2nd time)
|27 June 2020
|23 January 2025
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|32nd33rd34th
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|colspan="6"|
Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment 2025–present
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!Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Party
!Government(s)
|-
|-
|Darragh O'Brien
|23 January 2025
|Incumbent
|
|35th
|}
;Notes
See also
- Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (responsible for the Environment until 2016)
- Irish Land Commission