Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism (Ireland)

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The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism (Template:Lang-ga) is the senior minister at the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism in the Irish Government. The current minister is Séamus Brennan, TD.

1 Overview
2 List of office-holders
3 See also
4 External links

Overview

The Minister for Economic Planning & Development was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1977. The title was renamed Minister for Energy by order in 1980 and again in 1993 the title changed to Minister for Tourism and Trade. Several more title changes occurred, the current title was created on 6 June, 2002 with the formation of the Government of the 29th Dáil — is primarily charged with policy-making in the areas of Arts, Sport and Tourism.

Arts

Formulation, development and evaluation of policy and structures to promote and foster the practice and appreciation of the creative and interpretative arts and to encourage the development of the Irish film industry; enabling the national cultural institutions, as integral elements of the national culture, to preserve, protect and present for the benefit of present and future generations our moveable heritage and cultural assets.

Sport

Formulation, development and evaluation of sport policy (the implementation of which in the main is a matter for the Irish Sports Council); overseeing major sports projects, including the National Aquatic Centre at Abbotstown; developing proposals for the provision of a national stadium; the administration of the Sports Capital and the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programmes.

Tourism

Facilitating the continued development by the tourism industry of an economic and environmentally sustainable and spatially balanced tourism sector, through formulating monitoring and reviewing a range of supporting policies and programmes, particularly within the framework of the National Development Plan and North/South Co-operation.

List of office-holders

Minister for Economic Planning & Development 1977–1980

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	1.	Martin O'Donoghue	July 8, 1977	December 11, 1979	Fianna Fáil
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	2.	Michael O'Kennedy	December 12, 1979	January 21, 1980	Fianna Fáil

Minister for Energy 1980–1981

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|		Michael O'Kennedy	January 21, 1980	January 22, 1980	Fianna Fáil
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	3.	George Colley	January 22, 1980	June 30, 1981	Fianna Fáil
	4.	Michael O'Leary	June 30, 1981	August 21, 1981	Labour Party

Minister for Industry & Energy 1981–1983

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
		Michael O'Leary	August 21, 1981	March 9, 1982	Labour Party
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	5.	Albert Reynolds (1st time)	March 9, 1982	December 14, 1982	Fianna Fáil
	6.	John Bruton	December 14, 1982	December 13, 1983	Fine Gael
	7.	Dick Spring	December 13, 1983	December 17, 1983	Labour Party

Minister for Energy 1983–1993

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
		Dick Spring	December 17, 1983	January 20, 1987	Labour Party
	8.	Michael Noonan	January 20, 1987	March 10, 1987	Fine Gael
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	9.	Ray Burke	March 10, 1987	November 24, 1988	Fianna Fáil
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	10.	Michael Smith	November 24, 1988	July 12, 1989	Fianna Fáil
	11.	Bobby Molloy	July 12, 1989	November 4, 1992	Progressive Democrats
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|		Albert Reynolds (2nd time)	November 4, 1992	January 12, 1993	Fianna Fáil
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	12.	Brian Cowen	January 12, 1993	January 22, 1993	Fianna Fáil

Minister for Tourism & Trade 1993–1997

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	13.	Charlie McCreevy	January 22, 1993	December 15, 1994	Fianna Fáil
	14.	Enda Kenny	December 15, 1994	June 26, 1997	Fine Gael
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	15.	Jim McDaid	June 26, 1997	July 12, 1997	Fianna Fáil

Minister for Tourism, Sport & Recreation 1997–2002

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|		Jim McDaid	July 12, 1997	June 6, 2002	Fianna Fáil

Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism 2002–present

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	16.	John O'Donoghue	June 6, 2002	June 14, 2007	Fianna Fáil
bgcolor=Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color\|	17.	Séamus Brennan	June 14, 2007	Incumbent	Fianna Fáil