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Irish Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is the senior minister at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (An Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta) in the Irish Government. The current Minister is Éamon Ó Cuív, TD; he is assisted by Noel Ahern, Minister of State with special responsibility for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs.
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Overview
The Minister heads one of Ireland's newest Departments of State, established on 6 June 2002, with some 240 staff in 6 locations: mainly Dublin and Na Forbacha in County Galway.
The Department has specific responsibility for a range of functions including:
- Community Development Programmes
- Local Development
- the RAPID programmes,
- Coordination of the National Drugs Strategy
- Volunteering
- Rural Development initiatives
The Department also retains the responsibilities previously held by the former Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands for
- the Irish language
- the Gaeltacht
- the development of Ireland's inhabited off-shore islands.
Minister for the Gaeltacht 1956-1993
Minister for Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht 1993-1997
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael D. Higgins (1st time) | January 21, 1993 | November 17, 1994 | Labour | |
| 15. | Bertie Ahern | November 18, 1994 | December 15, 1994 | Fianna Fáil |
| Michael D. Higgins (2nd time) | December 15, 1994 | June 26, 1997 | Labour | |
| 16. | Síle de Valera | June 26, 1997 | July 12, 1997 | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Arts, heritage, Gaeltacht & the Islands 1997-2002
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | Síle de Valera | july 12, 1997 | June 6, 2002 | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs 2002-present
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eamon Ó Cúiv | June 6, 2002 | (Current Incumbent) | Fianna Fáil |
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