Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation
Dara Calleary is the Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital Transformation and Company Regulation.
At the Cabinet table since June 2024, his role includes the continued digital transformation of enterprise with a focus on SMEs, the promotion of responsible and sustainable trade, ensuring fair and better regulation for all businesses, and that markets work effectively for consumers and for the economy as a whole. He represents the Irish Government at the EU Competitiveness Council and on the group of European Digital Frontrunner countries known as the D9+ (which he chaired in 2024).
He has previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with responsibility for Labour Affairs, and as Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Finance with responsibility for Public Service Transformation. He also served as Minister for Agriculture and as Government Chief Whip in 2020.
From Ballina, Co Mayo, Dara Calleary has been a TD for Mayo since first being elected at the 2007 General Election. Prior to entering politics Dara was involved in the banking and business sectors. Dara studied Business and Politics at Trinity College Dublin and attended St Muredach’s College Ballina and St Oliver Plunkett National School.