Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection
| Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection | |
|---|---|
| Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection | |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Taoiseach |
| Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
| Inaugural holder | James Ryan as Minister for Social Welfare |
| Formation | 22 January 1947 |
| Website | welfare.ie |
The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Irish: An tAire Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí) is the senior minister at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection is Regina Doherty, TD. She is assisted by:
The Department was formed in 1947 as the Department of Social Welfare. Its present title dates from 2017. The Department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services. It is also responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and old age.
An asterisk (*) indicates those ministers who held the Health and Social Welfare portfolios simultaneously.
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