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Twenty-Fourth Dáil
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- Twenty-Fourth Dáil (14.12.1982 -21.1.1987)
- Government Reshuffle - 13.12.83 (following Mr. Cluskey's resignation)
- Government Reshuffle -14 February 1986
- Twenty-Fourth Dáil (14.12.1982 - 21.1.1987)
- Twenty-Fourth Dáil (continued) (14.12.1982 - 21.1.1987)
Twenty-Fourth Dáil (14.12.1982 -21.1.1987)
Nineteenth Government (14.12.1982 - 10.3.1987)
| Name | Post held |
| Garret FitzGerald | Taoiseach, Minister for Trade Commerce and Tourism (8.12.83 - 13.12.83) |
| Dick Spring | Tánaiste and Minister for the Environment (to 13.12.83) (Resigned 20.1.87) |
| Peter Barry | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tánaiste (20.1.87) |
| John Bruton | Minister for Industry and Energy (to 13.12.83) |
| Liam Kavanagh | Minister for Labour (to 13.12.83) |
| Patrick Cooney | Minister for Defence (to 14.2.86) |
| John Boland | Minister for the Public Service (to 14.2.86) |
| Paddy O'Toole | Minister for Fisheries and Forestry (to 14.2.86), and Minister for the Gaeltacht |
| Jim Mitchell | Minister for Transport and Minister for Posts and Telegraphs |
| Alan Dukes | Minister for Finance (to 14.2.86) |
| Frank Cluskey | Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism (resigned: 8.12.83) |
| Barry Desmond | Minister for Health (to 20.1.87) and Minister for Social Welfare (to 14.2.86) |
| Austin Deasy | Minister for Agriculture |
| Michael Noonan | Minister for Justice (to 14.2.86) |
| Gemma Hussey | Minister for Education (to 14.2.86) |
Government Reshuffle - 13.12.83 (following Mr. Cluskey's resignation)
| Dick Spring | Tánaiste and Minister for Energy (Resigned 20.1.87) |
| John Bruton | Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism (to 14.2.86) |
| Liam Kavanagh | Minister for the Environment (to 14.2.86) |
| Jim Mitchell | Minister for Communications (from 2.1.84) |
| Ruairi Quinn (new appointment) | Minister for Labour (resigned 20.1.87) |
- Title change from Dept of Industry and Energy to Energy on 17.12.83
- Title change from Dept of Trade, Commerce and Tourism to Industry,
Trade,
- Commerce and Tourism on 17.12.83
- Establishment of Department of Communications from Transport and Posts and Telegraphs abolished w.e.f. 2.1.84
Government Reshuffle -14 February 1986
(Members of Government not mentioned remained in existing posts)
| John Bruton | Minister for Finance |
| Liam Kavanagh | Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry 1 (Resigned 20.1.87) |
| Patrick Cooney | Minister for Education |
| John Boland | Minister for the Environment |
| Paddy O'Toole | Minister for Gaeltacht and Defence |
| Alan Dukes | Minister for Justice |
| Barry Desmond | Minister for Health (Resigned 20.01.87) |
| Michael Noonan | Minister for Industry and Commerce 2 |
| Gemma Hussey | Minister for Social Welfare |
| Ruairi Quinn Minister for Labour and the Public Service (Resigned 20.01.87) |
Note: Fine Gael/Labour coalition Government.
- Title change from Fisheries and Forestry to Tourism, Fisheries and
Forestry 19.2.86
- Title change for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism to Industry and Commerce wef 19.2.86
- Following the resignation of Dick Spring, Barry Desmond, Liam Kavanagh and Ruairi Quinn on 20.1.87 Their posts were assigned to the following:
| Peter Barry | Tánaiste |
| John Bruton | Public Service |
| Paddy O'Toole | Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry |
| John Boland | Health |
| Michael Noonan | Energy |
| Gemma Hussey | Labour |
Twenty-Fourth Dáil (14.12.1982 - 21.1.1987)
Nineteenth Government
Ministers of State
| Name | Post held |
| Sean Barrett | MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip) and MOS at Dept. of Defence (14.12.82-13.2.86 resigned) |
| Nuala Fennell | MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (with responsibilities for Women's Affairs and Family Law) (16.12.82), MOS at Dept. of Justice (7.1.83) |
| Ted Nealon | MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (with responsibilities for Arts and Culture), *MOS at Dept of Posts and Telegraphs (18.2.83 - 2.1.84) |
| Ruairi Quinn | MOS at Dept. of the Environment (to: 13.12.1983 - appointed Minister for Labour) |
| Jim O'Keeffe | MOS at Dept. of Foreign Affairs (16.12.82 - 13.2.86) |
| Paddy Hegarty | MOS at Dept. of Agriculture (16.12.82) |
| Paul Connaughton | MOS at Dept. of Agriculture (16.12.82) |
| Edward Collins | MOS at Dept. of Trade, Commerce and Tourism (15.12.83) and MOS at Dept. of Industry and Energy (16.12.82 - 23.9.86 - dismissed) |
| John Donnellan | MOS at Dept. of Transport and MOS at Dept. of Posts and Telegraphs (16.12.82 - 15.12.1983 resigned), MOS at Dept. of Health and Social Welfare (15.12.1983) |
| Michael Moynihan | MOS at Dept. of Trade, Commerce and Tourism (16.12.82) |
| George Birmingham | MOS at Dept. of Labour (16.12.82), MOS at Dept of Education (15.12.83 - 13.2.86 resigned) |
| Fergus O'Brien | MOS at Dept. of Health and MOS at Dept. of Social Welfare (to: 15.12.1983), MOS at Dept. of the Environment (from: 15.12.1983) |
| Donal Creed | MOS at Dept. of Education (16.12.82 - 18.2.1986 - removed from Office) |
| Michael D'Arcy | MOS at Dept. of Fisheries, Forestry and MOS at Dept. of Gaeltacht (16.12.82 - 18.2.1986 -removed from Office) |
| Joe Bermingham | MOS at Dept. of Finance (16.12.82 - 13.2.86) |
| Seamus Pattison | MOS at Dept. of Social Welfare |
Note
Following their refusal to resign from Office to facilitate a reshuffle, Ministers of State Creed and D'Arcy were removed from Office. The position following the reshuffle is set out below.
Fine Gael/Labour coalition Government.
- Ted Nealon, Minister of State at Posts and Telegraphs until the establishment of the Department of Communications on 2.1.84
- Department Title change from Industry and Energy to Energy on 15.12.83
- Department Title change from Trade, Commerce and Tourism to Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism on 15.12.83
Twenty-Fourth Dáil (continued) (14.12.1982 - 21.1.1987)
Nineteenth Government
Ministers of State
Following reshuffle in February, 1986
| Name | Post held |
| Sean Barrett | MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Leader of the House), MOS at Dept. of Education (13.2.86) |
| Fergus O'Brien | MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip), MOS at Dept. of Environment}, MOS at Dept. of Defence} (13.2.86) |
| Nuala Fennell | MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (with responsibility for Women's Affairs and Family Law), MOS at Dept. of Justice (16.12.82) |
| Ted Nealon | MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (with responsibilities for Arts and Culture) (16.12.82), MOS at Dept. of Communications (2.1.84) |
| Jim O'Keeffe | MOS at Dept. of the Public Service (13.2.86), MOS at Finance (1.5.86) |
| Paddy Hegarty | MOS at Dept. of Agriculture, MOS at Dept. of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism (13.2.86) (Dept. Title change to Industry and Commerce w.e.f. 19.2.1986) |
| Paul Connaughton | MOS at Dept. of Agriculture (16.12.82) |
| John Donnellan | MOS at Dept. of Fisheries and Forestry (13.2.86) (Dept. Title change to Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry w.e.f. 19.2.1986) |
| Michael Moynihan | MOS at Dept. of Fisheries and Forestry (13.2.86 - 20.1.87) (Dept. Title change to Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry w.e.f. 19.2.1986) |
| George Birmingham | MOS at Dept. of Foreign Affairs (13.2.86) |
| Seamus Pattison | MOS at Dept. of Social Welfare (resigned 20.1.87) |
| Enda Kenny | MOS at Dept. of Labour (13.2.86), MOS at Dept. of Education |
| Toddy O'Sullivan | MOS at Dept. of the Environment (13.2.86) |
| Edward Collins | MOS at Dept of Energy, MOS at Dept of Industry and Commerce (15.12.83 -23.9.86) dismissed |
| Avril Doyle | MOS at Dept. of Finance (13.2.86), MOS at Dept. of the Environment |
| Richard Bruton | MOS at Dept. of Industry and Commerce (from 23/9/86) [Removal from Office of Deputy Edward Collins as MOS at the Dept. Energy and at the Dept. Industry and Commerce] |
Note
Fine Gael/Labour coalition Government.
Department Title change from Fisheries and Forestry to Tourism, Fishery and Forestry 19.2.86
Department Title change from Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism to Industry and Commerce 19.2.86
