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{{Short description|Irish political party group}}
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[[Fine Gael]] is the third largest [[political party]] in the [[Oireachtas]]. The Fine Gael leader appoints a team of [[Teachta Dála|TDs]] and [[Seanad Éireann|Senators]] to speak for the party on different issues. When Fine Gael was in opposition, the front bench areas of responsibility broadly corresponded to those of Government ministers. Fine Gael has been in Government since March 2011 and accordingly their front bench consists of the ministerial officeholders. In 2025 a number of non-ministerial office holders were appointed as spokespeople for policy areas where Fine Gael does not have a minister.

Fine Gael's current leader is [[Simon Harris]]. [[Helen McEntee]] is the current deputy leader, and [[Micheál Carrigy|Michael Carrigy]] is chair of the parliamentary party.

==Fine Gael ministers==
On 23 January 2025, seven Fine Gael TDs were appointed to the [[Government of the 34th Dáil|35th government of Ireland]] by [[Taoiseach]] [[Micheál Martin]]. Fine Gael TD [[Hildegarde Naughton]] was also appointed a [[Minister of State (Ireland)|minister of state]] in attendance at cabinet. On 29 January 2025, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed six further Fine Gael ministers of state.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oireachtas |first=Houses of the |date=2025-01-23 |title=Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government – Dáil Éireann (34th Dáil) – Thursday, 23 Jan 2025 – Houses of the Oireachtas |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2025-01-23/13 |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=www.oireachtas.ie |language=en-ie}}</ref> On 25 February 2025, [[Colm Brophy]] was also appointed minister of state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government appoints Ministers of State |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/press-releases/government-appoints-ministers-of-state/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=gov.ie |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Elected office
!Portfolio
!Term
|-
|[[Simon Harris]] 
|TD for [[Wicklow (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Wicklow]]
|{{ubl|[[Leader of Fine Gael]]|[[Tánaiste]]|[[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade]]|[[Minister for Defence]]}}
|[[2024 Fine Gael leadership election|2024-]]
2025–
|-
|[[Helen McEntee]] 
|TD for [[Meath East (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Meath East]]
|{{ubl|[[Leader of Fine Gael#Deputy leaders|Deputy leader of Fine Gael]]|[[Minister for Education and Youth]]}}
|{{ubl|2024–|2025–}}
|-
|[[Paschal Donohoe]] 
|TD for [[Dublin Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin Central]]
|[[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]
|2017-2022, 2025-
|-
|[[Peter Burke (politician)|Peter Burke]] 
|TD for [[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]]
|[[Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment]]
|2025–
|-
|[[Patrick O'Donovan]] 
|TD for [[Limerick County (Dáil constituency)|Limerick County]]
|[[Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport]]
|2025–
|-
|[[Jennifer Carroll MacNeill]] 
|TD for [[Dún Laoghaire (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dún Laoghaire]]
|[[Minister for Health (Ireland)|Minister for Health]]
|2025–
|-
|[[Martin Heydon]] 
|TD for [[Kildare South (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Kildare South]]
|[[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine]]
|2025–
|-
|[[Hildegarde Naughton]] 
|TD for [[Galway West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Galway West]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality]] with special responsibility for Disability
|2025-
|-
|[[Emer Higgins]]
|TD for [[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]]
| [[Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation]], with special responsibility for Public procurement, digitalisation and eGovernment 
|2025–
|-
|[[Neale Richmond]]
|TD for [[Dublin Rathdown (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin Rathdown]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]], with special responsibility for International Development and Diaspora
|2025–
|-
|[[Jerry Buttimer]]
|TD for [[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht]], with special responsibility for Community development, charities, Gaeltacht and the islands.
[[Minister of State at the Department of Transport]], with special responsibility for rural transport
|2025-
2025-
|-
|[[John Cummins (Irish politician)|John Cummins]]
|TD for [[Waterford (Dáil constituency)|Waterford]] 
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage]], with special responsibility for local government and planning
|2025-
|-
|[[Kieran O'Donnell]]
|TD for [[Limerick City (Dáil constituency)|Limerick City]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Health]], with special responsibility for Older People
[[Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage]], with special responsibility for housing
|2025–
2025-
|-
|[[Alan Dillon]] 
|TD for [[Mayo (Dáil constituency)|Mayo]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment]], with special responsibility for circular economy
[[Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment]], with special responsibility for small businesses and retail 
|2025–
2025-
|-
|[[Colm Brophy]]
|TD for [[Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-West]] 
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration]], with special responsibility for migration
|2025-
|}

==Fine Gael party spokespeople==
In 2025 a number of non-ministerial office holders were appointed as spokespeople for policy areas where Fine Gael does not have a minister.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Elected Office
!Portfolio
!Term
|-
|[[Maeve O'Connell]]
|TD for [[Dublin Rathdown (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Rathdown]]
|Spokesperson for [[Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science|Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science]]
|2025-
|-
|[[Peter Roche (politician)|Peter Roche]]
|TD for [[Galway East (Dáil constituency)|Galway East]]
|Spokesperson for Mental Health
|2025-
|-
|[[James Geoghegan (Fine Gael politician)|James Geoghegan]]
|TD for [[Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-West]] 
|Spoksesperson for Dublin
|2025-
|-
|[[Emer Currie]]
|TD for [[Dublin West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin West]]
|Spokesperson for Childcare
[[Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach|Deputy Government Whip]]
|2025-
|-
|[[John Clendennen]]
|TD for [[Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Offaly]]
|Assistant Whip
|2025-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Fine Gael}}
{{Dáil Éireann benches}}

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[[Category:Front benches in the Oireachtas]]