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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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