Josepha Madigan (born 21 May 1970)[1][2] is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion from July 2020 to March 2024.

[7] Madigan is a qualified solicitor, who practised in family law for twenty years, prior to her election to Dáil Éireann.

[14] On 30 November 2017, Madigan was appointed to the cabinet as Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, in a reshuffle following the resignation of the Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald.

[15] On 29 March 2018, Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar appointed Madigan as the coordinator for the party's Yes campaign in the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment.

"[19] On 20 January 2021, speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne, Madigan compared children with additional needs not attending school to the mother and baby homes.

[20] "We've spent the last week talking about mother and baby homes, where our most vulnerable were left to their own devices in less than satisfactory conditions and we're now allowing further anxiety and upset to be placed on the shoulders of parents whose children desperately need to go back to school."

The Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Related Matters was published the week prior to Madigan's comments.

[22] In 2019, Madigan received widespread coverage for her role in the personal injury legal claim of Fine Gael politician, Maria Bailey.