The Minister for Education and Skills (Irish: An tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna) is the senior minister at the Department of Education and Skills in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Education and Skills is Ruairi Quinn, TD. He is assisted by:
- Seán Sherlock, TD – Minister of State for Research and Innovation
- Ciarán Cannon, TD – Minister of State for Training and Skills
Until September 1997 the department was known simply as the "Department of Education" and on 23 March 2010 the department was renamed from Department of Education and Science to its current title.
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