The current Department of Transport was established on June 6, 2002. Since its original establishment, during the 16th Dail, in 1959, the Department has undergone 9 name changes. These include: Transport and Power, Tourism and Transport, Transport, Communications, Tourism, Transport and Communications, Transport, Energy and Communications and Public Enterprise. Prior to 1959, the Transport function was covered by the Department of Industry and Commerce.
The current Minister for Transport Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar T.D. was appointed on 9th March 2011.
Previous Ministers for Transport are:
Name Date As Minister for:
|
Noel Dempsey
Martin Cullen |
June 2007- Jan 2011 September 2004 - June 2007 |
Transport Transport |
|
Seamus Brennan |
June 2002 - September 2004 |
Transport |
|
Mary O'Rourke |
June 1997 - June 2002 |
Public Enterprise |
|
Alan Dukes |
December 1996 - June 1997 |
Transport, Energy & Communications |
|
Michael Lowry |
December 1994 - November 1996 |
Transport, Energy & Communications |
|
Brian Cowen |
January 1993 - December 1994 |
Transport, Energy & Communications |
|
Charlie McCreevey |
January 1993 |
Tourism, Transport & Communications |
|
Maire Geoghegan-Quinn |
February 1992 - January 1993 |
Tourism, Transport & Communications |
|
Seamus Brennan |
February 1991 - February 1992 July 1989 - February 1991 |
Tourism, Transport & Communications Tourism & Transport |
|
John Wilson |
March 1987 - July 1989 |
Tourism & Transport |
|
Jim Mitchell |
January 1984 - March 1987 December 1982 - December 1983 |
Communications Transport & Posts & Telegraphs |
|
John Wilson |
March 1982 - December 1982 |
Transport & Posts & Telegraphs |
|
Patrick Cooney |
June 1981 - March 1982 |
Transport & Posts & Telegraphs |
|
Albert Reynolds |
January 1980 - June 1981 |
Transport |
|
George Colley |
December 1979 - January 1980 |
Tourism & Transport |
|
Padraig Faulkner |
September 1977 - December 1979 July 1977 - September 1977 |
Tourism & Transport Transport & Power |
|
Tom Fitzpatrick |
December 1976 - July 1977 |
Transport & Power |
|
Peter Barry |
March 1973 - December 1976 |
Transport & Power |
|
Michael O'Kennedy |
January 1973 - March 1973 |
Transport & Power |
|
Brian Lenihan |
July 1969 - January 1973 |
Transport & Power |
|
Erskine Childers |
July 1959 - July 1969 |
Transport & Power |