Ministers of State of the 32nd Dáil

This is a list of Ministers of State of the 32nd Dáil. On 6 May 2016, the 30th Government of Ireland was nominated by Dáil Éireann on the advice of the Taoiseach, and then appointed by the President. The Fine Gael–Independent coalition was led by the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny.

On that day Kenny announced to the Dáil that he would appoint Regina Doherty, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Paul Kehoe as Minister of State at the Department of Defence. Finian McGrath, TD was appointed on the same date to the position of Minister of State for Disability. On 19 May 2016, 15 other ministerial appointments were announced.[1]

Ministers of State of the 30th Government (6 May 2016 – present)

Name Office Govt. Department(s) Party Term
Regina Doherty Government Chief Whip Taoiseach Fine Gael 2016–
Paul Kehoe Minister of State for Defence Taoiseach
Defence		 Fine Gael 2016–
Finian McGrath Minister of State for Disability Issues Health
Justice and Equality
Social Protection		 Independent 2016–
Seán Kyne Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Communications, Climate Action and Environment

 Fine Gael 2016–
Damien English Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Fine Gael 2016–
Dara Murphy Minister of State for European Affairs, Data Protection
and the EU Single Digital Market		 Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Justice and Equality		 Fine Gael 2016–
Eoghan Murphy Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernment
and Public Procurement		 Finance
Public Expenditure and Reform		 Fine Gael 2016–
Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Transport, Tourism and Sport Fine Gael 2016–
Andrew Doyle Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture Agriculture, Food and the Marine Fine Gael 2016–
Pat Breen Minister of State for Employment and Small Business Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Fine Gael 2016–
John Halligan Minister of State for Training and Skills Education and Skills
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation		 Independent 2016–
Helen McEntee Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Health Fine Gael 2016–
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy Minister of State for Health Promotion Health Fine Gael 2016–
David Stanton Minister of State for Justice with special responsibility for
Equality, Immigration, and Integration		 Justice and Equality Fine Gael 2016–
Seán Canney Minister of State for the Office of Public Works
and Flood Relief		 Public Expenditure and Reform Independent 2016–
Joe McHugh Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade		 Fine Gael 2016–
Michael Ring Minister of State for Regional Economic Development Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Fine Gael 2016–
Catherine Byrne Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy Health
Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government		 Fine Gael 2016–

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Taoiseach announces Ministers of state". Merrion Street Irish Government Press Site. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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