Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

{{Short description|Irish government cabinet minister}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

| insignia = Irish Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht logo.png

| insigniasize = 300px

| image = Dara Calleary, Dec 2024 (54186811634) (cropped).jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| incumbent = Dara Calleary

| incumbentsince = 23 January 2025

| department = Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

| type = Social affairs minister

| status = Cabinet minister

| member_of = {{Ubl|Government of Ireland|Council of the European Union|Dáil Éireann}}

| reports_to = Taoiseach

| seat = Dublin, Ireland

| nominator = Taoiseach

| appointer = President of Ireland

| appointer_qualified = {{small|(on the advice of the Taoiseach)}}

| formation = 27 June 2020

| inaugural = Michael Ring

| salary = €210,750 {{small|(2025)}}{{Cite web |title=Salaries |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/salaries-and-allowances/salaries/ |date=3 March 2025}}
{{small|(including €115,953 TD salary)}}{{Cite web |title=Salaries |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/salaries-and-allowances/salaries/ |date=3 March 2025}}

| website = [https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/ Official website]

}}

The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Irish: An tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.

The current Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht is Dara Calleary, TD. He is also Minister for Social Protection.

He is assisted by one Minister of State:

• Jerry Buttimer, TD – Minister of State for community development, charities, Gaeltacht and the islands: