Ministers of State of the 24th Dáil
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On December 14, 1982 the 19th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fine Gael–Labour Party government was lead by An Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald.
On that day FitzGerald announced to the Dáil that the Government would appoint Seán Barrett, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip. On December 16, 1982, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.
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[edit] Ministers of State (December 16, 1982–January 21, 1987)
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seán Barrett | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Government Chief Whip) | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | |||
| Nuala Fennell | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (with special responsibility for Women's Affairs and Family Law) | Fine Gael | |
| Ruairi Quinn | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | Labour Party | |
| Jim O'Keeffe | Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs | Fine Gael | |
| Patrick Hegarty | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture | Fine Gael | |
| Paul Connaughton | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture | Fine Gael | |
| Edward Collins | Minister of State at the Department of Industry & Energy | Fine Gael | |
| John Donnellan | Minister of State at the Department of Transport | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Posts & Telegraphs | |||
| Michael Moynihan | Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce & Tourism | Labour Party | |
| George Birmingham | Minister of State at the Department of Labour | Fine Gael | |
| Donal Creed | Minister of State at the Department of Education | Fine Gael | |
| Michael D'Arcy | Minister of State at the Department of Fisheries & Forestry | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of the Gaeltacht | |||
| Joseph Bermingham | Minister of State at the Department of Finance | Labour Party | |
| Séamus Pattison | Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare | Labour Party | |
[edit] Changes January 7, 1983
Nuala Fennell was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Justice in addition to her existing post.
[edit] Changes February 18, 1983
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Nealon | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (with special responsibility for Arts and Culture) | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Posts & Telegraphs | |||
[edit] Changes December 15, 1983
The following changes took place among the Ministers of State:
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Collins | Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce & Tourism | Fine Gael | |
| John Donnellan | Minister of State at the Department of Health & Social Welfare | Fine Gael | |
| George Birmingham | Minister of State at the Department of Education | Fine Gael | |
| Fergus O'Brien | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | Fine Gael | |
[edit] Changes February 2, 1986
Following a major reshuffle among ministers and junior ministers, the following changes took place:
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus O'Brien | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | |||
| Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | |||
| Seán Barrett | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Leader of the House) | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Education | |||
| Jim O'Keeffe | Minister of State at the Department of the Public Service | Fine Gael | |
| Patrick Hegarty | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism | |||
| John Donnellan | Minister of State at the Department of Fisheries & Forestry | Fine Gael | |
| Michael Moynihan | Minister of State at the Department of Fisheries & Forestry | Labour Party | |
| George Birmingham | Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs | Fine Gael | |
| Enda Kenny | Minister of State at the Department of Labour | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Education | |||
| Toddy O'Sullivan | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | Labour Party | |
| Avril Doyle | Minister of State at the Department of Finance | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | |||
[edit] Changes February 18, 1986
Donal Creed and Michael D'Arcy are removed from office following their refusal to resign in order to facilitate a reshuffle.
[edit] Changes September 23, 1986
Following the dismissal of Edward Collins as a Minister of State, Richard Bruton becomes Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Minister of State at the Department of Industry & Commerce.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Ministers of State of the 23rd Dáil |
Ministers of State 1982–1987 |
Succeeded by Ministers of State of the 25th Dáil |
