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Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

PostMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
IncumbentJohn Gormley
Incumbentsince14 June 2007
AppointerPresident of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach
Formation2 April 1919
InauguralW. T. Cosgrave

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The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government ( ) is the senior minister at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the Government of Ireland.

The current Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government is John Gormley, TD. He is assisted by:

*Michael Finneran, TD � Minister of State for Housing and Local Services.

*Áine Brady, TD � Minister of State for Older People and Health Promotion.

*Ciarán Cuffe, TD � Minister of State for Horticulture, Sustainable Travel and Planning and Heritage.

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Wildlife poisoning outlawed in Ireland - Wildlife Extra Tweet this news
Wildlife Extra---...- restricting the use of poisons targeting wildlife announced by the -Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government-, Mr. John Gormley, TD, ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:23:51 GMT+00:00
The 3rd Arab International E-Tourism & E-marketing Conference Luxor, Egypt (13 ... - Travel Daily News International Tweet this news
Travel Daily News International--ICT-enabled dynamic challenges for Travel and Tourism to cover both technology and business and there will also be plenty for -local- and national -government- ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:28:50 GMT+00:00
Gormley gives Dublin go-ahead for arterial watermain - Environmental Data Interactive Tweet this news
Environmental Data Interactive--John Gormley TD, -minister- for -Environment-, -Heritage and Local Government- confirmed that this latest approval means that the way is now clear for Dublin City ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:14:15 GMT+00:00
Cost of Dublin mayor's office not known - RTE.ie Tweet this news
RTE.ie--Speaking in the Dáil, the -Minister for the Environment-, -Heritage- & -Local Government- said any costs incurred by the establishment of the new office will be ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:23:32 GMT+00:00
Poison-bait ban gives hope to eagle projects - Irish Independent Tweet this news
Irish Independent--As of this week, the Department of -Environment-, -Heritage and Local Government- makes it an offence to use any type of meat, fish, egg or other animal ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:52:47 GMT+00:00
Recycling Funds For Clare County Council - The Clare Herald Tweet this news
The Clare Herald--Making the announcement, Mr. John Gormley, TD, -Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government- said: “I am pleased to allocate €6 million ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:25:38 GMT+00:00
Architectural Heritage Taken To Book - Build.ie Tweet this news
Build.ie--Ireland's build heritage has been underlined this week with news that the -Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government-, John Gormley has ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:06:56 GMT+00:00
Ireland Has 2800 Unfinished Housing Estates-Govt Survey - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal---...- according to a nationwide survey released Thursday by the Department of the -Environment-, -Heritage and Local Government-. -Minister- for Housing and Local ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:51:57 GMT+00:00
Limerick's New Milk Market Is Officially Opened - The Clare Herald Tweet this news
The Clare Herald--The new, all-weather, Milk Market Limerick has been officially opened by Mr. John Gormley, TD, -Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government-. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:24:35 GMT+00:00

No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party
1. W. T. Cosgrave 2 April 1919 9 September 1922 Sinn Féin
2. Ernest Blythe 30 August 1922 15 October 1923 Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin
3. Séamus Burke 15 October 1923 2 June 1924 Cumann na nGaedhael
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party
Séamus Burke 2 June 1924 23 June 1927 Cumann na nGaedhael
4. Richard Mulcahy 23 June 1927 9 March 1932 Cumann na nGaedhael
5. Seán T. O'Kelly 9 March 1932 8 September 1939 Fianna Fáil
6. P. J. Ruttledge 8 September 1939 14 August 1941 Fianna Fáil
7. Éamon de Valera (acting) 15 August 1941 18 August 1941 Fianna Fáil
8. Seán MacEntee 18 August 1941 22 January 1947 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party
Seán MacEntee 22 January 1947 18 February 1948 Fianna Fáil
9. Timothy J. Murphy 18 February 1948 29 April 1949 Labour Party
10. William Norton (acting) 3 May 1949 11 May 1949 Labour Party
11. Michael Keyes 11 May 1949 13 June 1951 Labour Party
12. Paddy Smith (1st time) 13 June 1951 2 June 1954 Fianna Fáil
13. Patrick O'Donnell 2 June 1954 20 March 1957 Fine Gael
Paddy Smith (2nd time) 20 March 1957 27 November 1957 Fianna Fáil
14. Neil Blaney 27 November 1957 10 November 1966 Fianna Fáil
15. Kevin Boland 10 November 1966 7 May 1970 Fianna Fáil
16. Bobby Molloy 9 May 1970 14 March 1973 Fianna Fáil
17. James Tully 14 March 1973 5 July 1977 Labour Party
18. Sylvester Barrett 5 July 1977 16 August 1977 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party
Sylvester Barrett 16 August 1977 15 October 1980 Fianna Fáil
19. Ray Burke (1st time) 15 October 1980 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil
20. Peter Barry 30 June 1981 9 March 1982 Fine Gael
Ray Burke (2nd time) 9 March 1982 14 December 1982 Fianna Fáil
21. Dick Spring 14 December 1982 13 December 1983 Labour Party
22. Liam Kavanagh 13 December 1983 14 February 1986 Labour Party
23. John Boland 14 February 1986 10 March 1987 Fine Gael
24. Pádraig Flynn 10 March 1987 8 November 1991 Fianna Fáil
25. John Wilson (acting) 8 November 1991 14 November 1991 Fianna Fáil
26. Rory O'Hanlon 14 November 1991 14 February 1992 Fianna Fáil
27. Michael Smith 14 February 1992 14 December 1994 Fianna Fáil
28. Brendan Howlin 14 December 1994 26 June 1997 Labour Party
29. Noel Dempsey 26 June 1997 22 July 1997 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party
Noel Dempsey 22 July 1997 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party
30. Martin Cullen 6 June 2002 29 September 2004 Fianna Fáil
31. Dick Roche 29 September 2004 14 June 2007 Fianna Fáil
32. John Gormley 14 June 2007 Incumbent Green Party



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