The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is the senior minister

Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....

 at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform who is assisted by one Minister of State....

 in the Government of Ireland.

The current Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is Brendan Howlin

Brendan Howlin

Brendan Howlin is an Irish Labour Party politician who has served as a Teachta Dála for Wexford since 1987. Currently the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, he previously served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Health.-Early life:Born into a highly...

, TD

Teachta Dála

A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...

. He is assisted by:

• Brian Hayes
  Brian Hayes (politician)
  Brian Hayes is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála for the Dublin South West constituency and also the Minister of State at the Department of Finance.-Early life:...
  
  , TD – Minister of State for Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works
  Office of Public Works
  The Office of Public Works is a State Agency of the Department of Finance in the Republic of Ireland...
  
  

The department is responsible for Public Expenditure and Reform. It was created in July 2011, taking over some of the functions of the Department of Finance

Department of Finance (Ireland)

The Department of Finance is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Finance and is assisted by one Minister of State....

.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 2011–present

No.	Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Brendan Howlin Brendan Howlin Brendan Howlin is an Irish Labour Party politician who has served as a Teachta Dála for Wexford since 1987. Currently the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, he previously served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Health.-Early life:Born into a highly...	6 July 2011	Incumbent		Labour Party Labour Party (Ireland) The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...

External links

• Department of Public Expenditure and Reform