Minister for Finance | |
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since 26 June 2024 | |
Department of Finance | |
Member of | |
Reports to | Taoiseach |
Seat | Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin, Ireland |
Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
Inaugural holder | Eoin MacNeill |
Formation | 22 January 1919 |
Website | Official website |
The Minister for Finance (Irish: An tAire Airgeadais) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland. The Minister for Finance leads the Department of Finance and is responsible for all financial and monetary matters of the state; and is considered the second most important member of the Government of Ireland, after the Taoiseach.
The current office holder is Jack Chambers, TD.[1] He is assisted by one Minister of State Neale Richmond, TD.