Roderic O'Gorman

On 17 December 2022, he was re-appointed to the same position following Leo Varadkar's appointment as Taoiseach.

In February 2021 O'Gorman oversaw the publishing of a white paper outlining the government's plan to abolish Direct Provision and replace it with a new system to be fully implemented by the end of 2024. Under the new system, those claiming asylum in Ireland will initially be housed in one of six state-owned Reception and Integration Centres with own-door or own-room accommodation. After 4 months, applicants will be housed in the community. Writing in the paper, O'Gorman stated "Each county will be asked to accommodate applicants for International Protection so that the International Protection accommodation process becomes a standard feature of Irish cities and towns and to ensure that applicants do not become ghettoised in any one area".

In March 2021 O'Gorman extended paid parental leave from two weeks to five weeks, as well as allowing parental leave to be taken at any time in the first two years after the birth of a child. O'Gorman said "Supporting working parents to achieve a better work-life balance is something I and my Government colleagues are committed to, so I am delighted that parents can now take up parent’s leave and parent’s benefit."

In April 2021 O'Gorman began moves to legislate against the practice of conversion therapy in Ireland, saying the Government "must be proactive in banning practices that not only propagandise harmful and discriminatory messages, but ones that also have serious negative consequences on a young person’s mental health, with the potential to inflict long-lasting damage. Legislating for a ban on conversion therapy will send a clear and unambiguous message to everyone, both younger and older, that a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression is not up for debate."

At the general election in February 2020, he was elected as a TD for Dublin West. Pamela Conroy was co-opted to O'Gorman's seat on Fingal County Council following his election to Dáil Éireann.

On 27 June 2020, O'Gorman was appointed Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the Government of the 33rd Dáil.

In July 2020, O'Gorman announced his intention to make it easier for those under the age of 16 to legally change their gender with their parent's consent. That same month he also announced a "root and branch" review of the "fragmented" child care sector, with the intention that after 10 months a new agency would be created that could pull together and co-ordinate the many different committees and national bodies already tasked with oversight of Irish childcare as well as cutting through red tape. He also pledged to increase financial support for parents who choose to look after their children themselves rather than using childcare services.

He first ran for office in the 2014 local elections and won a seat on Fingal County Council for the Castleknock local electoral area. He ran but failed to get elected as a TD at the 2007, 2011, and 2016 general elections.

O'Gorman is originally from Mulhuddart, a small outer suburb. He now lives in Blanchardstown. He completed an undergraduate law degree at Trinity College Dublin, followed by a Master of Laws in European Union (EU) law in the London School of Economics. In 2011 he completed his PhD, with a dissertation entitled 'Union citizenship, social rights and the Marshallian approach', at Trinity College Dublin.

O'Gorman joined the Young Greens while studying law at Trinity College Dublin in the early 2000s. He supported John Gormley in his bid for the leadership of the Green Party in 2002. O'Gorman was considered one of the most ardent supporters of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, which introduced Civil Partnerships for Gay and Lesbian couples in Ireland.

Following his appointment as Minister for Children, O'Gorman was criticised on social media for a tweet containing a photo of himself and Peter Tatchell under the heading "Happy Pride . Delighted that @PeterTatchell is marching with @greenparty_ie today". The latter is an LGBT activist and member of the Green Party of England and Wales; he had been criticised for remarks made in 1997 regarding paedophilia. Newstalk presenter Ciara Kelly, and actor John Connors both pressed Tatchell for his current views on the issues.

O'Gorman's first engagement with green politics came at the age of 10 years when he canvassed on behalf of his local Councillor — Trevor Sargent — in his successful bid in the 1992 general election.

Roderic O'Gorman (born 12 December 1981) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency since 2020. He previously served as Chairman of the Green Party from 2011 to 2019.