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31st Government of Ireland

Government of Ireland
Date formed14 June 2017
People and organisations
Head of stateMichael D. Higgins
Head of governmentLeo Varadkar
Deputy head of governmentFrances Fitzgerald (2017)
Simon Coveney (2017– present)
No. of ministers15
Member partiesFine Gael
Independents
Status in legislatureMinority coalition
Opposition cabinetThird Martin front bench
Opposition partyFianna Fáil
Opposition leaderMicheál Martin
History
Legislature term32nd Dáil
Budgets2018, 2019
Predecessor30th Government

The 31st Government of Ireland was formed by on 14 June 2017 on the appointment of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach after he succeeded Enda Kenny as Fine Gael leader in a leadership election concluding on 2 June. Kenny had been re-elected as Taoiseach after the 2016 general election and led the 30th Government. Varadkar was the first Fine Gael leader to succeed a party colleague as Taoiseach within a Dáil term.

Nomination of Taoiseach vote

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14 June 2017
Nomination of Taoiseach vote for Leo Varadkar

Motion proposed by Enda Kenny and seconded by Josepha Madigan
Absolute majority: 79/158
Vote Parties Votes
 Y Yes Fine Gael (50), Independents (7)
57 / 158
No Sinn Féin (23), Labour Party (7), Solidarity–People Before Profit (6),
Independents 4 Change (4), Green Party (2), Social Democrats (2), Workers and Unemployed Action (1), Independents (5)
50 / 158
Abstain Fianna Fáil (44), Independent (1)
45 / 158
Not voting Independent (3), Ceann Comhairle (1)
4 / 158
Source: Oireachtas Debates Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (Continued) Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Composition of the Government

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The Ministers of the Government were approved by the Dáil on 14 June.[1][2]

Office Name Term Party
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 2017–present Fine Gael
Minister for Defence
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald 2017[3]
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation[4]
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe 2017–present
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney
Minister for Justice and Equality Charles Flanagan
Minister for Health Simon Harris
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht[5] Heather Humphreys 2017
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed 2017–present
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten 2017–18 Independent
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross 2017–present
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone
Minister for Rural and Community Development[6] Michael Ring Fine Gael
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection[7] Regina Doherty
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government[8] Eoghan Murphy

Changes November 2017

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Appointments made on 30 November following the resignation of Frances Fitzgerald from government on 28 November.[9][10][11]

Office Name Term Party
Tánaiste Simon Coveney 2017–present Fine Gael
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan

Changes October 2018

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Following the resignation of Denis Naughten on 11 October 2018.[12][13]

Office Name Term Party
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton 2018–present Fine Gael
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh

Legal adviser to the Government

Office Name Term
Attorney General Séamus Woulfe 2017–present

Ministers of State

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The Ministers of State are appointed under the Ministers and Secretaries Acts and Ministers of the Government may delegate certain of their powers and duties to them. On 14 June 2017, the newly elected Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that Joe McHugh, Finian McGrath, and Mary Mitchell O'Connor would be appointed as Ministers of State and would sit at cabinet without a vote.[1] On 20 June, Varadkar announced the remainder of the appointments as Junior Minister.[14][15]

Name Responsibility Department(s) Party Term
Joe McHugh Government Chief Whip and
Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands
(In attendance at cabinet)
Taoiseach
Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Fine Gael 2017–18
Mary Mitchell O'Connor Higher Education
(In attendance at cabinet)
Education and Skills Fine Gael 2017–present
Paul Kehoe Defence
(In attendance at cabinet)
Taoiseach
Defence
Fine Gael 2017–present
Finian McGrath Disability Issues
(In attendance at cabinet)
Health
Justice and Equality
Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Independent 2017–present
Helen McEntee European Affairs Foreign Affairs and Trade Fine Gael 2017–present
Patrick O'Donovan Public Procurement,
Open Government
and eGovernment
Finance
Public Expenditure and Reform
Fine Gael 2017–present
Michael D'Arcy Financial Services and Insurance Finance
Public Expenditure and Reform
Fine Gael 2017–present
Ciarán Cannon Diaspora and International Development Foreign Affairs and Trade Fine Gael 2017–present
Jim Daly Mental Health and Older People Health Fine Gael 2017–present
Brendan Griffin Tourism and Sport Transport, Tourism and Sport Fine Gael 2017–present
John Paul Phelan Local Government and Electoral Reform Housing, Planning and Local Government Fine Gael 2017–present
Catherine Byrne Health Promotion and
National Drugs Strategy
Health Fine Gael 2017–present
Pat Breen Trade, Employment, Business,
EU Digital Single Market
and Data Protection
Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Taoiseach
Justice and Equality
Fine Gael 2017–present
Seán Kyne Natural Resources,
Community Affairs
and Digital Development
Rural and Community Development
Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Fine Gael 2017–18
John Halligan Training, Skills, Innovation,
Research and Development
Education and Skills
Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Independent 2017–present
Andrew Doyle Food, Forestry and Horticulture Agriculture, Food and the Marine Fine Gael 2017–present
Damien English Housing and Urban Development Housing, Planning and Local Government Fine Gael 2017–present
Kevin "Boxer" Moran Office of Public Works
and Flood Relief
Public Expenditure and Reform Independent 2017–present
David Stanton Equality, Immigration and Integration Justice and Equality Fine Gael 2017–present

16 October 2018

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Changes after Joe McHugh appointed to Cabinet.[13][16]

Seán Kyne Government Chief Whip and
Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands
(In attendance at cabinet)
Taoiseach
Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Fine Gael 2018–present
Seán Canney Natural Resources,
Community Affairs
and Digital Development
Rural and Community Development
Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Independent 2018–present

What the government did in office

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Prose discussion of Brexit, referendums, housing, etc

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State". Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Taoiseach's Statement on the Resignation of the Tánaiste". Merrion Street. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ^ The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation was renamed the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation with effect from 2 September 2017. "S.I. No. 364/2017 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ^ The Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was renamed the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with effect from 1 August 2017. "S.I. No. 350/2017 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. ^ The Department of Rural and Community Development was established by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2017 which was enacted on 19 July 2017. "Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2017". Irish Statute Book. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ The Department of Social Protection was renamed the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection with effect from 2 September 2017. "S.I. No. 366/2017 - Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. ^ The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government was renamed the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government with effect from 1 August 2017. "S.I. No. 358/2017 - Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 30 Nov 2017: Appointment of Tánaiste: Statement by An Taoiseach". Houses of the Oireachtas. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 30 Nov 2017: Nomination of Government Member: Motion". Houses of the Oireachtas. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Taoiseach announces appointment of Tánaiste and Ministers of Government". Merrion Street. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 11 Oct 2018: Resignation of Minister: Statements". Houses of the Oireachtas. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 16 Oct 2018: Nomination of Government Member: Motion". Houses of the Oireachtas. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Who are the new junior ministers? - Independent.ie".
  15. ^ Finn, Christina. "Who got the nod? And who lost out? Here are Varadkar's new junior ministers".
  16. ^ "Bruton named Minister for Communications, McHugh named Minister for Education". RTÉ News. 13 October 2018.