Ministers of State of the 31st Dáil
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This is a list of Ministers of State of the 31st Dáil. On 9 March 2011, the 29th Government of Ireland was nominated by Dáil Éireann on the advice of the Taoiseach, and then appointed by the President. The Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition was led by the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny.
On that day Kenny announced to the Dáil that he would appoint Paul Kehoe, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence. Willie Penrose, TD was appointed on the same date to the position of Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Both men would attend cabinet meetings. On 10 March 2011, 13 other Ministerial appointments were announced.[1]
Ministers of State of the 29th Government (10 March 2011 – present)
| Name |
Office |
Department(s) |
Party |
| Paul Kehoe |
Government Chief Whip |
Taoiseach |
|
Fine Gael |
| Minister of State for Defence |
Defence |
| Willie Penrose |
Minister of State for Housing and Planning |
Environment, Community and Local Government |
|
Labour Party |
| Dinny McGinley |
Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs |
Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht |
|
Fine Gael |
| Róisín Shortall |
Minister of State for Primary Care |
Health |
|
Labour Party |
| John Perry |
Minister of State for Small Business |
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation |
|
Fine Gael |
| Michael Ring |
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport |
Transport, Tourism and Sport |
|
Fine Gael |
| Jan O'Sullivan |
Minister of State for Trade and Development |
Foreign Affairs and Trade |
|
Labour Party |
| Kathleen Lynch |
Minister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health |
Justice and Equality
Health |
|
Labour Party |
| Fergus O'Dowd |
Minister of State for the NewERA Project[2] |
Environment, Community and Local Government
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources |
|
Fine Gael |
| Brian Hayes |
Minister of State at the Department of Finance
for Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works |
Public Expenditure and Reform
Finance |
|
Fine Gael |
| Shane McEntee |
Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety |
Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
|
Fine Gael |
| Lucinda Creighton |
Minister of State for European Affairs |
Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade |
|
Fine Gael |
| Seán Sherlock |
Minister of State for Research and Innovation |
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Education and Skills |
|
Labour Party |
| Ciarán Cannon |
Minister of State for Training and Skills |
Education and Skills |
|
Fine Gael |
| Alan Kelly |
Minister of State for Public and Commuter Transport |
Transport, Tourism and Sport |
|
Labour Party |
Changes November 2011
Following the resignation of Willie Penrose, a new minister will be appointed.
|
| TBA |
Minister of State for Housing and Planning |
Environment, Community and Local Government |
|
Labour Party |
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