The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage ( ga, An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a senior
minister in the
Government of Ireland
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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 ...
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The current Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is
Darragh O'Brien,
TD.
He is assisted by two
Ministers of State:
*
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
general elections and
presidential elections
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Elections by country
Albania
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List of office-holders
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References
External links
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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