Nomination of Members of the Government by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD
14th June 2017 - Fine Gael Press Office
B’áil liom cead a chur in iúl, mar eolas don Dáil, gur chuir mé m’ainmniú mar Thaoiseach in iúl don Uachtarán agus gur cheap sé mé dá réir.
I beg leave to announce, for the information of the Dáil, that I have informed the President that the Dáil has nominated me to be the Taoiseach and that he has appointed me accordingly.
Tairgim:
Go gcomhaontóidh Dáil Éireann leis an Taoiseach d’ainmniú na dTeachtaí seo a leanas chun a gceaptha ag an Uachtarán mar chomhaltaí den Rialtas:-
I move:
That Dáil Éireann approve the nomination by the Taoiseach of the following Deputies for appointment by the President to be members of the Government:-
| Proinséas Mhic Gearailt | Frances Fitzgerald |
| I also propose to nominate her as Tánaiste | |
| Pascal Ó Donnchú | Paschal Donohoe |
| Risteárd de Briotún | Richard Bruton |
| Síomón Ó Cómhanaigh | Simon Coveney |
| Cathal Ó Flannagáin | Charles Flanagan |
| Heather Mhic Unfraidh | Heather Humphreys |
| Síomón Ó hEarchaí | Simon Harris |
| Micheál Ó Críod | Michael Creed |
| Donnacha Ó Neachtain | Denis Naughten |
| Seán de Rossa | Shane Ross |
| Caitríona Zappone | Katherine Zappone |
| Micheál Ó Rinn | Michael Ring |
| Ríona Uí Dhochartaigh | Regina Doherty |
| agus | and |
| Eoghan Ó Murchú | Eoghan Murphy |
I intend to assign Departments of State as follows:
| Department of Enterprise & Innovation to: | Frances Fitzgerald |
| Department of Finance and Department of Public Expenditure & Reform to: | Paschal Donohoe |
| Department of Education & Skills to: | Richard Bruton |
| Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade to: | Simon Coveney |
| Department of Justice & Equality to: | Charles Flanagan |
| A new Department of Culture to: | Heather Humphreys |
| Department of Health to: | Simon Harris |
| Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine to: | Michael Creed |
| Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment to: | Denis Naughten |
| Department of the Transport, Tourism & Sport to: | Shane Ross |
| Department of Children & Youth Affairs to: | Katherine Zappone |
| A new Department of Community & Rural Affairs to: | Michael Ring |
| Department of Employment & Social Protection to: | Regina Doherty |
| Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government to: | Eoghan Murphy |
I propose to nominate Seamus Woulfe, S.C., for appointment by the President to be the Attorney General.
I also propose to nominate the following as Ministers of State who will attend Government meetings :
| Deputy Joe McHugh | as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Culture with responsibility for Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
| Deputy Paul Kehoe | as Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Defence with special responsibility for Defence |
| Deputy Finian McGrath | as Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection, the Department of Justice & Equality, and the Department of Health with special responsibility for Disability Issues |
| Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor | as Minister of State at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Higher Education |
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