The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage ( ga, An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a senior minister in the

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and leads the

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage ( ga, An Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage who is a ...

. The current Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is

Darragh O'Brien Darragh O'Brien (born 8 July 1974) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Fingal constituency since the 2016 g ...

, TD. He is assisted by two

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: *

Malcolm Noonan Malcolm Noonan (born September 1966) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as a Minister of State since July 2020 and as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency since February 2020. Before entering politics, ...

, TD, Minister of State, with special responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform; and * Peter Burke, TD, Minister of State, with special responsibility for Local Government and Planning.

Overview

The Minister is responsible for, among other matters: *housing; *local authorities and related services; *the supervision of elections, including

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and

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List of office-holders

;Notes

References

External links

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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