The Minister for Social Protection () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Social Protection.
The Minister for Social Protection is Dara Calleary. He is also Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.
The position was created in 1947 as the Minister for Social Welfare. Its present title dates from 2020. The department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services. It is also responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and old age.