Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science


The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, assisted by one Minister of State.

Departmental team

The departmental team consists of the following:
The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was created by the Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices Act 2020 as part of the reorganisation of governmental departments in the government of Micheál Martin.