PUBLIC AFFAIRS IRELAND NEWSLETTER Your essential weekly guide to legislative, regulatory and public affairs in Ireland Issue 324 July 18 2014

New Cabinet Announced by An

An Taoiseach, has confirmed the new Cabinet line-up. The appointment of 15 ministers of state has also been agreed by the Cabinet.

Taoiseach: Minister for Health: Enda Kenny TD () Dr TD (Fine Gael)

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Minister for the Environment, Protection: Community & Local Government: TD (Labour) TD (Labour)

Minister for Finance: Minister for Transport, Tourism Michael Noonan TD (Fine Gael) and Sport: TD (Fine Gael)

Minister for Public Expenditure and Public Sector Reform: Minister for Communications, TD (Labour) Energy and Natural Resources: TD (Labour) Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Minister for Agriculture and Food TD (Fine Gael) and Minister for Defence: TD (Fine Gael)

Minister for Justice and Equality: Minister for Children and Youth Frances Fitzgerald TD (Fine Gael) Affairs: Dr James Reilly TD (Fine Gael) Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minister for Arts, and TD (Fine Gael) the Gaeltacht: TD (Fine Gael) Minister for Education and Skills: Jan O’Sullivan TD (Labour)

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New Ministers of State

Fine Gael

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment with Special Responsibility for Housing, Planning and the Coordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy: TD

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with Special Responsibility for the Diaspora: TD

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with Special Responsibility for Skills, Research and Innovation: TD

Minister of State at the Department of Finance, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of the Taoiseach with Special Responsibility for the OPW, Public Procurement, and International Banking (incl IFSC Clearing House Group): Simon Harris TD

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with Special Responsibility for Food, Forestry, Horticulture and Food Safety: Tom Hayes TD

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with Special Responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Defence: TD

Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with Special Responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources: Joe McHugh TD

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with Special Responsibility for European Affairs and Data Protection: Dara MurphyTD

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport with Special Responsibility for Tourism and Sport: TD

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Labour

Minister of State in the Department of Social Protection with Special Responsibility for Employment, Community and Social Support: Kevin Humphreys TD

Minister of State at the Department of Health with Special Responsibility for Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability: Kathleen Lynch TD

Super-Junior Minister for Business and Employment at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with Special Responsibility for Small Business, Collective Bargaining and Low Pay Commission: Gerald Nash TD

Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with Special Responsibility for New Communities, Culture and Equality: Aodhan O’Ríordain TD

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport with Special Responsibility for Rural Economic Development (implementation of the CEDRA Report) and Rural Transport: Ann Phelan TD

Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with Special Responsibility for ODA, Trade Promotion and North South Cooperation: Sean Sherlock TD

Nominations

European Commissioner: TD (pending approval by )

Oireachtas Update

The Houses of the are in their Summer Recess from 17 July until 17 September 2014

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