This is a list of Ministers of State of the 31st Dáil. On 9 March 2011, the 29th Government of Ireland was nominated by Dáil Éireann on the advice of the Taoiseach, and then appointed by the President. The Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition was led by the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny.
On that day Kenny announced to the Dáil that he would appoint Paul Kehoe, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence. Willie Penrose, TD was appointed on the same date to the position of Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. On 10 March 2011, 13 other ministerial appointments were announced.[1]
| Name | Responsibility | Department(s) | Party | Term |
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| Paul Kehoe | Government Chief Whip | Taoiseach | | Fine Gael | {{nowrap|2011–16}} |
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| Defence | Defence |
| Willie Penrose | Housing and Planning | Environment, Community and Local Government | | Labour Party | 2011 |
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| Dinny McGinley | Gaeltacht Affairs | Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | | Fine Gael | 2011–14 |
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| Róisín Shortall | Primary Care | Health | | Labour Party | 2011–12 |
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| John Perry | Small Business | Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | | Fine Gael | 2011–14 |
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| Michael Ring | Tourism and Sport | Transport, Tourism and Sport | | Fine Gael | 2011–16 |
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| Jan O'Sullivan | Trade and Development | Foreign Affairs and Trade | | Labour Party | 2011 |
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| Kathleen Lynch | Disability, Equality
and Mental Health | Justice and Equality
Health | | Labour Party | 2011–14 |
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| Fergus O'Dowd | NewERA Project[2] | Environment, Community and Local Government
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | | Fine Gael | 2011–14 |
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| Brian Hayes | Public Service Reform
and the Office of Public Works | Public Expenditure and Reform
Finance | | Fine Gael | 2011–14 |
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| Shane McEntee | Food, Horticulture
and Food Safety | Agriculture, Food and the Marine | | Fine Gael | 2011–12 |
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| Lucinda Creighton | European Affairs | Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade | | Fine Gael | 2011–12 |
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| Seán Sherlock | Research and Innovation | Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Education and Skills | | Labour Party | 2011–14 |
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| Ciarán Cannon | Training and Skills | Education and Skills | | Fine Gael | 2011–14 |
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| Alan Kelly | Public and Commuter Transport | Transport, Tourism and Sport | | Labour Party | 2011–14 |
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20 December 2011Changes following the resignation of Willie Penrose on 15 November 2011 |
| Jan O'Sullivan | Housing and Planning | Environment, Community and Local Government | | Labour Party | 2011–14}} |
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| Joe Costello | Trade and Development | Foreign Affairs and Trade | | Labour Party | 2011–14 |
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26 September 2012Change following the resignation of Róisín Shortall on 26 September 2012 |
| Alex White | Primary Care | Health | | Labour Party | 2012–14}} |
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5 June 2013Change following the death of Shane McEntee on 21 December 2012 |
| Tom Hayes | Food, Horticulture
and Food Safety | Agriculture, Food and the Marine | | Fine Gael | 2013–16}} |
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12 July 2013Change following the resignation of Lucinda Creighton on 11 July 2012 |
| Paschal Donohoe | European Affairs | Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade | | Fine Gael | 2013–14}} |
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15 July 2014Change following the cabinet reshuffle in July 2014[3] |
| Ged Nash | Business and Employment | Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | | Labour Party | 2014–16}} |
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| Jimmy Deenihan | Diaspora | Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade | | Fine Gael | 2014–16 |
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| Kathleen Lynch | Primary Care, Mental Health
and Disability | Health | | Labour Party | 2014–16 |
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| Seán Sherlock | Overseas Development Assistance,
Trade Promotion and
North/South Cooperation | Foreign Affairs and Trade | | Labour Party | 2014–16 |
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| Damien English | Skills, Research and Innovation | Education and Skills
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | | Fine Gael | 2014–16 |
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| Joe McHugh | Gaeltacht Affairs
and Natural Resources | Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | | Fine Gael | 2014–16 |
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| Paudie Coffey | Housing, Planning
and Construction 2020 Strategy | Environment, Community and Local Government | | Fine Gael | 2014–16 |
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| Simon Harris | Office of Public Works,
Public Procurement
and International Banking | Finance
Public Expenditure and Reform
Taoiseach | | Fine Gael | 2014–16 |
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| Kevin Humphreys | Employment, Community
and Social Support | Social Protection | | Labour Party | 2014–16 |
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| Dara Murphy | European Affairs
and Data Protection | Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade | | Fine Gael | 2014–16 |
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| Aodhán Ó Ríordáin}} | New Communities, Culture
and Equality | Justice and Equality
Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | | Labour Party | 2014–16 |
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| Ann Phelan | Rural Economic Development
and Rural Transport | Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Transport, Tourism and Sport | | Labour Party | 2014–16 |
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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2011/03/government-appoints-ministers-of-state/?cat=3|title=Government appoints Ministers of State|work=MerrionStreet.ie|date=10 March 2011}}
2. ^Government economic stimulus plan
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0715/630800-ministers-of-state-appointment/|title=Simon Harris among new Ministers of State|work=RTÉ News|date=15 July 2014}}
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