Nearly 135 days after General Election 2020, Ireland finally has a new Government. A coalition government formed cross a historic political background of four months of lengthy negotiations, COVID-19, and Brexit, it is also being referred to as Ireland’s “greenest-government-ever”. However, the new Government now has at its hands the complex task of steering Ireland through economic turbulence and recovery. With a new Cabinet of ministers agreed upon on Saturday, Fianna Fáil party leader, Micheál Martin, will be heading it as Ireland’s new Taoiseach. A full list of the new ministerial appointments can be found below.
With Michael McGrath T.D. appointed as the new Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Chartered Accountants Ireland currently has four members elected to the 33rd Dáil. Kieran O’Donnell T.D. (FG), Peter Burke T.D. (FG), and Sean Fleming T.D. (FF) are current members of Chartered Accountants Ireland elected to the Dáil. You can also read Chartered Accountants Ireland’s member profile feature on Michael McGrath, as highlighted in the Annual Report 2019.
Minister
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Department
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Micheál Martin (FF)
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Taoiseach
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Leo Varadkar (FG)
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Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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Eamon Ryan (Greens)
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Minister for Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport
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Stephen Donnelly (FF)
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Minister for Health
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Darragh O'Brien (FF)
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Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage portfolio
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Barry Cowen (FF)
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Minister for Agriculture and the Marine
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Norma Foley (FF)
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Minister for Education
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Michael McGrath (FF)*
*Member of Chartered Accountants Ireland
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Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
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Paschal Donohoe (FG)
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Minister for Finance
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Helen McEntee (FG)
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Minister for Justice
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Simon Coveney (FG)
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence
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Catherine Martin (Greens)
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Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports, and the Gaeltacht
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Roderic O'Gorman (Greens)
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Minister for Children, Disability Equality, and Integration
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Heather Humphreys (FG)
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Minister for Social Protection, Community & Rural Development, and the Islands
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Simon Harris (FG)
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Minister for Higher Education, Innovation and Research
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Hildegarde Naughton (FG)
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Minister of State at the Department of Climate Action attending Cabinet
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Pippa Hackett (Greens)
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Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture attending Cabinet
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Dara Calleary (FF)
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Government Chief Whip and Minister of State attending Cabinet
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Paul Gallagher
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Attorney General
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