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Three of the juniors – Colm Brophy, Timmy Dooley and Marian Harkin – will not officially be junior ministers until legislation is amended to allow the number of junior ministers rise from 20 to 23.
The record number of positions are filled by 10 Fianna Fáil TDs, eight Fine Gael TDs and five Independents.
Only six of the 23 are women.
The positions were confirmed by Cabinet when it met this afternoon. Four of the 23 are super junior ministers (these four were confirmed last week) and will sit at the weekly Cabinet meetings.
Yesterday, Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly launched legal action against the Government over whether the attendance of ‘super junior’ ministers at Cabinet is unconstitutional.
Here is the full list of who is who.
Fianna Fáil:
Niamh Smyth
The Cavan-Monaghan TD was chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee throughout the RTÉ crisis. Some had tipped her to become the Minister for Media as a result, but today she enters the junior ministerial ranks as a minister of state in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
She has special responsibility for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation.
Jennifer Murnane O’Connor
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The Carlow-Kilkenny TD has been appointed junior minister in the Department of Health with responsibility for public health, wellbeing and national drugs strategy.
Niall Collins
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Collins has been appointed a junior minister in the Department of Justice with special responsibility for international law, law reform and youth justice.
He has been appointed junior minister with responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance in the Department of Finance.
Michael Moynihan
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The Cork North-West TD has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Education with special responsibility for special education and inclusion.
Timmy Dooley
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Clare TD Dooley will be a minister of state at the Department of Agriculture with responsibility for fisheries.
He will also hold a junior ministry in the Department of the Environment with responsibility for the marine.
Charlie McConalogue
The former Agriculture Minister and Donegal TD has been appointed junior minister in the Department of Tourism and Media with special responsibility for sport and postal policy.
Thomas Byrne
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Byrne, a TD for Meath East, is now junior minister in the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Defence with special responsibility for European Affairs and Defence.
Christopher O’Sullivan
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The Cork South-West TD is now a junior minister in the Department of Housing and Local Government with special responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity.
Fine Gael
Kieran O’Donnell
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O’Donnell has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Health with special responsibility for Older People.
He has also been appointed a minister of state in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with special responsibility for Housing.
Colm Brophy
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The Dublin South West TD will be minister of state for migration within the Department of Justice.
Jerry Buttimer
Buttimer, a former senator, has been given special responsibility for Community Development, Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands within the Department of Rural and Community Development and special responsibility for Rural Transport within the Department of Transport.
John Cummins
The former senator and first-time TD for Waterford was one of Fine Gael’s negotiators in the recent government formation talks.
He has been given special responsibility for local government and planning within the Department of Housing and Local Government.
Emer Higgins
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Higgins, a Dublin Mid West TD, has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment.
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Neale Richmond
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Richmond has been appointed a minister of state in the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for international development and diaspora.
Alan Dillon
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Dillon has been appointed junior minister in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for small businesses and retail.
He has also been appointed a junior minister in the Department of the Enrivonment, Climate and Communications with special responsibility for the circular economy.
Independents:
Michael Healy Rae
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Kerry’s Micheal Healy-Rae is now a junior minister in the Department of Agriculture with responsibility for forestry, farm safety and horticulture.
Marian Harkin
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Harkin, a TD for Sligo-Leitrim, will be a junior minister in the Department of Higher Education with responsibility for further education, apprenticeship, construction and climate skills.
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran
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‘Boxer’ Moran will be a junior minister with responsibility for the Office of Public Works within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
He previously held this position from 2017-2020.
The four super junior ministers, who were confirmed last week are:
Noel Grealish
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The Independent TD for Galway West has responsibility for food promotion, new markets, research and development within the Department of Agriculture.
Seán Canney
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The Independent TD for Galway West has responsibility for international and road transport, rail and ports within the Department of Transport.
Hildegarde Naughton
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The Fine Gael TD for Galway West has responsibility for disability.
Mary Butler
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The Fianna Fáil Waterford TD is the Government Chief Whip and also has special responsibility for mental health.
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Bet he’s gutted nobody caught this epic battle on video for YouTube. The guy must have nuts to think about entering the water anywhere in that part of Australia.
Bloody tourists don’t read. I’m sure the place was littered with “do not swim – crocodiles” yet they still go in! I’m sure kids play there for sure ON LAND. But yeah let’s kill the crocodile????
Regardless if there was “no swim” signs everywhere, fact is this lad bet the tar out of croc in his own back yard and escaped. Nothing but respect for him.
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