Fine Gael Leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD announces Dáil party spokespeople, Oireachtas Committee Chairpersons, and other positions of responsibility
6th April 2023 - Fine Gael Press Office
Fine Gael Leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, has appointed the following TDs to positions of responsibility in the party:
Name | Spokesperson on |
Colm Brophy TD | Social Enterprise |
Richard Bruton TD, Chairperson of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party | Environment, Climate and Communications |
Colm Burke TD | Health |
Ciaran Cannon TD | Media, Arts & Culture |
Joe Carey TD | Transport |
Alan Dillon TD, Secretary of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party | Tourism & Sport |
Bernard Durkan TD | Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform |
Damien English TD | Finance |
Alan Farrell TD | Justice |
Frank Feighan TD | Disability |
Charlie Flanagan TD | Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Defence |
Brendan Griffin TD | Social Protection |
Emer Higgins TD | Equality |
Paul Kehoe TD | Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Special Education & Inclusion |
Fergus O’Dowd | Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
John Paul Phelan TD | Rural & Community Development |
David Stanton TD | Enterprise, Trade & Employment |
In addition to the Dáil party spokespeople the following appointments have also been made:
Name | Role |
Alan Farrell TD | Fine Gael Dáil Party Whip |
Paul Kehoe TD | Chairman of the Joint Committee of Oireachtas Committee Chairpersons |
Michael Ring TD | Member of the Oireachtas Commission |
Michael Creed TD | Chairperson of the Members’ Interest Committee |
The Taoiseach and Fine Gael Leader has also appointed the following members as Oireachtas Committee Chairpersons:
Name | Chairperson of |
Colm Brophy TD | Committee on European Union Affairs |
Joe Carey TD | Committee on Transport and Communications |
These Oireachtas Committee appointments compliment those Fine Gael TDs already appointed; they are:
Name | Chairperson of |
Charlie Flanagan TD | Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence |
Fergus O’Dowd TD | Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement |
Paul Kehoe TD | Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
Today’s announcement is in addition to the Seanad spokespersons announced in January.
Fine Gael Seanad Spokespersons:
Deputy Leader & Transport
Regina Doherty
Enterprise, Trade and Employment & Vice Chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party
Garret Ahearn
Social Protection, Rural & Community Development & The Islands
Paddy Burke
Finance
Maria Byrne
Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, and Media
Micheál Carrigy
Health
Martin Conway
Housing, Local Government and Heritage
John Cummins
Special Education and Inclusion & Northern Ireland
Emer Currie
Education and Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Aisling Dolan
Children, Disability, Equality, Integration & Youth
Mary Seery-Kearney
Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and the Gaeltacht
Seán Kyne
Agriculture, Food, Forestry & Marine
Tim Lombard
Environment, Climate and Communications
John McGahon
Deputy Government Whip and Foreign Affairs & Defence
Joe O’Reilly
Justice
Barry Ward
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