DÁIL ÉIREANN, 13 MAY, 2008
Taoiseach’s announcement of appointments of Ministers of State
A Cheann Comhairle, you will recall that on 8 May, 2008 I announced for the information of the Dáil that the Government had appointed Pat Carey, Barry Andrews, Dick Roche and Trevor Sargent to be Ministers of State. I now wish to announce, for the information of the Dáil that the Government have
(1) today appointed:
Noel Ahern to be Minister of State at the Department of Transport (with special responsibility for Road Safety);
Seán Power to be Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (with special responsibility for the Information Society and Natural Resources);
Tony Killeen to be Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (with special responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry);
Conor Lenihan to be Minister of State at the Departments of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Education and Science and Justice, Equality and Law Reform (with special responsibility for Integration Policy);
Mary Wallace to be Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety);
Seán Haughey to be Minister of State at the Departments of Education and Science and Enterprise, Trade and Employment (with special responsibility for Lifelong Learning and School Transport);
Michael Kitt to be Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (with special responsibility for Local Services);
Billy Kelleher to be Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (with special responsibility for Labour Affairs);
John McGuinness to be Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise,
Trade and Employment (with special responsibility for Trade and
Commerce);
Jimmy Devins to be Minister of State at the Departments of Enterprise,
Trade and Employment and Education and Science (with special
responsibility for Science, Technology and Innovation);
Máire Hoctor to be Minister of State at the Department of Health and
Children, at the Department of Social and Family Affairs and at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (with special responsibility for Older People);
John Moloney to be Minister of State at the Department of Health and
Children, at the Department of Education and Science, at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (with special responsibility for
Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health);
Michael Finneran to be Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (with special responsibility for Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas);
John Curran to be Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (with special responsibility for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs);
Peter Power to be Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (with special responsibility for Overseas Development); and
Martin Mansergh to be Minister of State at the Department of Finance (including special responsibility for the Office of Public Works) and at the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism (with special responsibility for the Arts); and
(2) assigned Active Citizenship to Minister of State Pat Carey.