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Tánaiste & Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Service (5.7.77 -11.12.79)
Charles J. Haughey
Minister for Health and Minister for Social Welfare (5.7.77 - 11.12.79)
Brian J. Lenihan
Minister for Fisheries (5.7.77 - 11.12.79), [Department Title change to Fisheries and Forestry w.e.f. 15.7.78]
Pádraig Faulkner
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs and Minister for Transport & Power (5.7.77 - 11.12.79), [Department Title Change to Tourism & Transport w.e.f. 23.9.77]
James Gibbons
Minister for Agriculture (5.7.77 - 11.12.79)
Desmond J. O'Malley
Minister for Industry & Commerce (5.7.77 - 11.12.79), [Department Title change to Industry Commerce & Energy w.e.f. 23.9.77]
Robert Molloy
Minister for Defence (5.7.77 - 11.12.79)
Gerard Collins
Minister for Justice (5.7.77 - 11.12.79)
Michael O'Kennedy
Minister for Foreign Affairs (5.7.77 - 11.12.79)
Sylvester Barret
Minister for Local Government (5.7.77 - 11.12.79), [Dept Title change to Environment w.e.f. 16.8.77]
Gene Fitzgerald
Minister for Labour (5.7.77 - 11.12.79)
Denis Gallagher
Minister for the Gaeltacht (5.7.77 - 11.12.79)
John P. Wilson
Minister for Education (5.7.77 - 11.12.79)
Martin O'Donoghue
Minister for Economic Planning and Development (8.7.77 - 11.12.79), Minister without portfolio (5.7.77 - 8.7.77)
Notes
Single-party Fianna Fáil Government.
(Mr. Lynch retired from politics on 11.12.1979.
New Department of Economic Planning and Development established on 13.7.77
Twenty-First Dáil (5.7.1977 - 21.5.1981)
Fifteenth Government
Parliamentary Secretaries
Name
Post held
Patrick Joseph Lalor
Parl. Sec. to Taoiseach and Parl. Sec. to Minister for Defence (5.7.77 - 1.1.78)
David Andrews
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Foreign Affairs (5.7.77 - 1.1.78)
Jim Tunney
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Education (5.7.77 - 1.1.78)
Tom Fitzpatrick
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Posts & Telegraphs and Transport and Power (5.7.77 - 1.1.78)
Pearse Wyse
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance (5.7.77 - 1.1.78)
Thomas Hussey
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Agriculture (5.7.77 - 1.1.78)
Maire Geoghegan-Quinn
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Industry & Commerce (5.7.77 - 1.1.78)
Ministers of State
Name
Post held
Patrick Joseph Lalor
MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach and MOS at Dept. of Defence (1.7.78 - 1.7.79)
David Andrews
MOS at Dept. of Foreign Affairs (1.1.78 -11.12.79)
MOS at Dept. of Justice (1.1.79 - 11.12.79)**
Jim Tunney
MOS at Dept. of Education (1.1.78 - 11.12.79)
Tom Fitzpatrick
MOS at Dept of Posts & Telegraphs and MOS at Dept of Transport & Power (1.1.78 - 11.12.79), [Department Title change to Tourism & Transport w.e.f. 15.7.78]
Pearse Wyse
MOS at Dept. of Finance (1.1.78 - 11.12.79)
Thomas Hussey
MOS at Dept. of Agriculture (1.1 .78 - 11.12.79)
Maire Geoghegan-Quinn
MOS at Dept. of Industry, Commerce & Energy (1.7.78 - 11.12.79)
John O'Leary
MOS at Dept. of the Environment (1.7.78 - 11.12.79)
Ray MacSharry
MOS at Dept. of Public Service (1.7.78 - 11.12.79)
Ray Burke
MOS at Dept. of Industry, Commerce & Energy (1.7.78 - 11.12.79)
Michael J. Woods
MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach and MOS at Dept. of Defence ( 1.7.79 - 11.12.79)
Notes
Following the enactment of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment)(No.2) Act, 1977, the post of Parliamentary Secretary was abolished with effect from 1.1.1978 and replaced by a new post of Minister of State. A maximum of 10 Ministers of State could be appointed.
Patrick Joseph Lalor resigned on 1.7.1979 and went to European Parliament.
More than one Minister of State can be assigned to a particular Department.
Single-party Fianna Fáil Government.
Twenty-First Dáil (5.7.1977 - 21.5.1981)
Sixteenth Government (11.12.1979 - 30.6.1981)
Name
Post held
Charles J. Haughey
Taoiseach (11.12.79 - 30.6.81)
George Colley
Tánaiste and Minister for Tourism & Transport (12.12.79 - 25.1.80), Minister for Energy (22.1.80 to 30.6.81)
Albert Reynolds
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs (12.12.79 - 30.6.81), Minister for Transport (25.1.80 - 30.6.81)
Brian J. Lenihan
Minister for Foreign Affairs (12.12.79 -30.6.81)
Pádraig Faulkner
Minister for Defence (12.12.79 - 15.10.80 resigned)
Desmond J. O'Malley
Minister for Industry, Commerce & Energy (12.12.79 - 30.6.81), Minister for Industry, Commerce & Tourism
from 23.1.80|
Gerard Collins
Minister for Justice (12.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Michael O'Kennedy
Minister for Finance (12.12.79 - 16.12.80 resigned), Minister for Economic Planning & Development (12.12.79 - 21.1.80), Minister for Energy (21.1.80 - 22.1.80), Minister for Public Service (12.12.79 - 24.3.80)
Gene Fitzgerald
Minister for Labour (12.12.79 - 16.12.80), Minister for the Public Service (24.3.80 - 30.6.81), Minister for Finance (16.12.1980 - 30.6.81)
John P. Wilson
Minister for Education (12.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Sylvester Barret
Minister for the Environment (12.12.79 -15.10.1980), Minister for Defence (15.10.1980 - 30.6.81)
Ray MacSharry
Minister for Agriculture (12.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
Minister for the Gaeltacht
(12.12.79 - 30.6.81)|
Michael J. Woods
Minister for Health] Minister for Social Welfare](12.12.79 - 30.6.81)**
Patrick Power
Minister for Fisheries & Forestry (12.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Ray Burke
Minister for the Environment (15.10.80 - 30.6.81)
Tom Nolan
Minister for Labour (16.12.80 - 30.6.81)
Notes
Single-Party Fianna Fáil Government.
Following the retirement of Jack Lynch from politics on 11.12.79, Charles J. Haughey was appointed Taoiseach on the 11th December 1979 and Fianna Fáil continued in Government. There was no need for a General Election.
Michael O'Kennedy became Ireland's EC Commissioner on 16.12.1980.
Department of Industry, Commerce & Energy changed to Industry, Commerce & Tourism on 23.1.80
Department of Economic, Planning and Development functions transferred to Energy on the 21.1.80
Department of Tourism & Transport changed to Transport on the 25.1.80
The number of Ministers of State was increased from 10 to 15. (Ministers and Secretaries (No.2) Act, 1980)
Name
Post held
Sean Moore
MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach and MOS at Dept. Defence (13.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Jackie Fahey
MOS at Dept. of the Environment (13.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Jim Tunney
MOS at Dept. of Education (13.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Thomas Hussey
MOS at Dept. of Agriculture (13.12.79 to: 17.12.1980), MOS at Dept. Health & Social Welfare (from: 17.12.1980 - 30.06.81)
Michael Smith
MOS at Dept. of Agriculture (from: 17.12.1980 -30.06.81)
Ray Burke *
MOS at Dept. of Industry, Commerce & Energy(13.12.79- appointed Minister for the Environment - 15.10.1980)
Denis Gallagher
MOS at Dept. of Industry, Commerce & Energy (from: 15.10.1980 - 30.06.81)
Lorcan Allen
MOS at Dept. of Agriculture (13.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Ger Connolly
MOS at Dept. of the Environment (13.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Tom McEllistrim
MOS at Dept. of Finance (13.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Sean Callery
MOS at Dept. of Public Service and MOS at Dept. of Labour (13.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Mark Killilea
MOS at Dept. of Posts & Telegraphs (13.12.79 - 30.6.81)
Tom Meaney
MOS at Dept. Industry, Commerce & Energy (25.03.80 - 30.06.81)
Tom Nolan
MOS at Dept. Health & Social Welfare ( 25.03.80 to: 16.12.1980 - appointed Minister for Labour)
Brendan Daly
MOS at Dept. Labour (25.03.80 -30.06.81)
Padraig Flynn
MOS at Dept. Transport (25.03.80 -30.06.81)
Sean Doherty
MOS at Dept. Justice (25.03.80 -30.06.81)
Notes
Unlike Parliamentary Secretaries, Ministers of State remained in Office at the dissolution of the Dáil until a new Government is appointed. From the Sixteenth Government onwards, the terms of office of Ministers of State were the same as for Ministers. (see Ministerial lists for details).
