Housing comes under the Department of the Environment and Local Government. Currently, as of the time of answering this question on the 26th of January 2010, the minister for that department is John Gormley.
Phil Hogan is the Minister for the Environment
its the prime minister of Ireland
David Trimble and Ian Paisley have been the First Minister of Northern Ireland. The position is now held by Peter Robinson.
A First Minister is the head of the government or executive (in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland).
In 1939 the president of Ireland was Mr. Douglas Hyde. ( He was in office from 1938 until 1945 )
Michael Finnegan is the Minister of Housing for Belize.
Mohamed Diarra is the Minister of Housing for Mali.
Maggy Nagel is the Minister of Housing for Luxembourg.
Minister for Finance - Ireland - was created in 1919.
Minister for Health - Ireland - was created in 1947.
Alan Joseph Shatter is the Minister for Defense for Ireland.
Sam Engola is the Minister of State for Housing for Uganda.
Nick Smith is the Minister of Housing for New Zealand.
No. Ireland does not have a prime minister. Ireland has a Taoiseach. So Gerry Adams will never be Prime Minister of Ireland nor will he ever be Taoiseach.
Joan Burton is the Minister for Social Protection for Ireland.
Rosenda Pujol Mesalles is the Minister of Housing for Costa Rica.
Muhammad bin Saif Al-Shabibi is the Minister of Housing for Oman.