The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (Irish: An tAire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais) is a senior minister in the government of Ireland and leads the Department of Children, Disability and Equality.
The current Minister for Children, Disability and Equality is Norma Foley, TD.
She is assisted by a minister of state: The department was created in 1956 as the Department of the Gaeltacht.
[1] An office of minister of state for children existed from 1994 to 2011.
The minister for tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media is currently responsible for the Gaeltacht.