Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
Incumbent Simon Coveney since 6 May 2016
Appointer	President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach
Inaugural holder	W. T. Cosgrave as Minister for Local Government
Formation	2 April 1919
Website	www.housing.gov.ie

The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Irish: An tAire Tithíochta, Pleanála, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil) is the senior minister at the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in the Government of Ireland.

The current Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is Simon Coveney, TD. He is assisted by:

The Minister is responsible for, among other matters: