National
Minister for Defence
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Ireland
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President on the nomination of the Taoiseach, with the approval of Dáil Éireann (Art. 13.1.2, 28.4.1 and 28.7.1).
- Chosen by
- President of Ireland
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Helen McEntee FG since November 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
Sources
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland, Irish Statute Book, read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 28, 35). Seat counts: Oireachtas members list; Supreme Court composition: supremecourt.ie judges page, read 2026-10-12. For: Minister for Defence
- api.oireachtas.ie · checked Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API, ministerial offices with no end date, read 2026-10-12 (reflects the November 2025 reshuffle). Ministers of State not loaded. For: Helen McEntee, current term