National
Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
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
Peter Burke FG since January 2025
Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie,
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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 Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
- api.oireachtas.ie · checked Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API, member office ranges, read 2026-10-12, with gov.ie "Government Ministers" (last updated 2 June 2026): the same minister has held this department continuously since 23 January 2025; the later range starts only when the department was renamed (May/June 2025) or re-recorded under the same title (Transport, Social Protection). Start date set to the appointment, 2025-01-23. For: Peter Burke, current term
- 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: Peter Burke, current term