Fine Gael Front Bench: Difference between revisions
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|[[Peter Burke (politician)|Peter Burke]] | |[[Peter Burke (politician)|Peter Burke]] | ||
|TD for [[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]] | |TD for [[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]] | ||
|[[Minister for Enterprise, | |[[Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment]] | ||
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|TD for [[Galway West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Galway West]] | |TD for [[Galway West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Galway West]] | ||
|[[Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach]] with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip; and the [[Minister of State at the Department of Education|Department of Education]] with special responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion | |[[Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach]] with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip; and the [[Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth|Department of Education]] with special responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion | ||
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|[[Emer Higgins]] | |[[Emer Higgins]] | ||
|TD for [[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]] | |TD for [[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]] | ||
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, | |[[Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment]] with special responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail; and the [[Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection|Department of Social Protection]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:02, 30 June 2025
Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Fine Gael is the third largest political party in the Oireachtas. The Fine Gael leader appoints a team of TDs and 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 2020 a number of non-ministerial office holders were appointed as spokespeople for policy areas where Fine Gael does not have a minister.
Fine Gael ministers
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On 9 April 2024, six Fine Gael TDs were appointed to the 34th government of Ireland and the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton as a minister of state in attendance at cabinet. On 10 April 2024, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed 7 further Fine Gael ministers of state.[1]
Fine Gael party spokespeople
Seanad spokespeople
| Name[2] | Elected office | Portfolio | Term |
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| Seán Kyne | Senator nominated by the Taoiseach | Deputy Leader of the Seanad Spokesperson on Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and the Gaeltacht |
2024– 2020– |
| Joe O'Reilly | Senator for the Labour Panel | Deputy Government Whip Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs & Defence |
2023– 2020– |
| Garret Ahearn | Senator for the Administrative Panel | Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment | 2020– |
| Paddy Burke | Senator for the Agricultural Panel | Spokesperson on Social Protection, Rural & Community Development & The Islands | 2023– |
| Maria Byrne | Senator for the Agricultural Panel | Spokesperson on Finance | 2023– |
| Micheál Carrigy | Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel | Spokesperson on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, and Media | 2020– |
| Martin Conway | Senator for the Administrative Panel | Spokesperson on Health | 2020– |
| John Cummins | Senator for the Labour Panel | Spokesperson on Housing, Local Government, and Heritage | 2020– |
| Emer Currie | Senator nominated by the Taoiseach | Spokesperson on Special Education and Inclusion & Northern Ireland | 2023– |
| Aisling Dolan | Senator nominated by the Taoiseach | Spokesperson on Education and Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science | 2020– |
| Mary Seery Kearney | Senator nominated by the Taoiseach | Spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality, Integration & Youth | 2020– |
| Tim Lombard | Senator for the Agricultural Panel | Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Marine | 2020– |
| John McGahon | Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel | Spokesperson on Environment, Climate and Communications | 2020– |
| Barry Ward | Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel | Spokesperson on Justice | 2020– |
References
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