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The Minister of State with responsibility for Children is a junior ministerial post in the Irish Departments of Health & Children, Education & Science and Justice, Equality & Law Reform. The Minister works together with the various senior Ministers in these departments and has special responsibilty for childrens affairs. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. The position, in its current form, was created on December 20, 1994. Image File history File links COA_IRELAND.PNG Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A Minister of State, in the Republic of Ireland, is a junior minister of non-cabinet rank, attached to one or more Departments of State of the cabinet. ... The Department of Health & Children (An Roinn Sláinte agus LeanaÃ) is a government department of the Irish government. ... The Department of Education and Science (An Roinn Oideachais agus EolaÃochta) is a department of the Irish government. ... The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (An Roinn Dlà agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe DlÃ) is a department of the Irish government. ... Government Buildings in Dublin. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
The current incumbent is Brian Lenihan, Jr, TD, who took up the post in 2002. Brian Lenihan, TD Brian Lenihan Jr. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ...
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