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Taoiseach (12.1.93 - 15.12.94), Minister for Foreign Affairs (18.11.94 - 15.12.94)
* Dick Spring
Tánaiste & Minister for Foreign Affairs (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94)
Bertie Ahern
Minister for Finance (12.1.93 - 15.12.94), Minister for Arts, Culture & Gaeltacht (18.11.94 - 15.12.94), Appointed Tánaiste (19.11.94 - 15.12.94)
Michael J. Woods
Minister for Social Welfare (12.1.93 - 15.12.94), Minister for Health (18.11.94 - 15.12.94)
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
Minister for Justice (12.1.93 - 15.12.94), Minister for Equality & Law Reform (18.11.94 -15.12.94)
* Ruairí Quinn
Minister for Industry and Commerce* (12.1.93 resigned on 17/11/94) * Change of Department name to Enterprise and Employment w.e.f. 21.1.93)
Michael Smith
Minister for the Environment (12.1.93 - 15.12.94), Minister for Education (18.11.94 - 15.12.94)
David Andrews
Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine (12.1.93 - 15.12.94)
Joe Walsh
Minister for Agriculture & Food* (12.1.93 - 15.12.94) * Change of Department name to Agriculture, Food & Forestry w.e.f. 21.1.93)
Charlie McCreevey
Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications (12.1.93 - 22.1.93), Minister for Tourism & Trade (22.1.93 - 15.12.94), Minister for Enterprise & Employment (18.11.94 - 15.12.94)
Brian Cowen
Minister for Energy (12.1.93 - 22.1.93), Minister for Transport, Energy & Communications (22.1.93 - 15.12.94)
* Mervyn Taylor
Minister for Labour* (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94) * Change of Department name to Equality and Law Reform w.e.f. 21.1.93)
* Michael D. Higgins
Minister for the Gaeltacht (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94) * Change of Department name to Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht w.e.f. 21.1.93)
* Brendan Howlin
Minister for Health (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94)
* Niamh Bhreathnach
Minister for Education (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94)
Note
Fianna Fáil/Labour Government
Change of Government - 15/12/94 - without dissolution of Dáil.
*Labour Ministers resigned on 17/11/94/ portfolios reassigned on 18/11/94, to serving Ministers i.e. no new appointees to Cabinet.
Department Title changes:
Department of Agriculture & Food changed to Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (with effect from 21.1.93)
Department of Energy changed to Department of Tourism & Trade (with effect from 22.1.93)
Department of Industry & Commerce changed to Department of Enterprise & Employment (with effect from 21.1.93)Department of Labour changed to Department of Equality & Law Reform (with effect from 21.1.93)
Department of the Gaeltacht changed to Department of Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht (with effect from 21.1.93)
Note
On the 22.1.93, the Government, following the Dept Title change from Energy to Tourism and Trade, terminated the assignment of the Dept of Tourism and Trade to Brian Cowen and assigned that Dept to Charlie McCreevey; terminated the assignment of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications to Charlie McCreevy and assigned that Dept to Brian Cowen.
Twenty-Seventh Dáil (14.12.1992- 15.5.97)
Twenty-Third Government (12.1.1993 - 15.12.1994)
Ministers of State
Name
Post held
Noel Dempsey
MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip)(12.1.93 -15.12.94), MOS at Dept. of Defence (12.1.93 -15.12.94), MOS at Dept. of Finance (OPW) (14.1.93 -15.12.94)
Tom Kitt
MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach, MOS at Dept. Foreign Affairs (14.1.93 -15.12.94)
Noel Treacy
MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach, MOS at Dept. of Finance,
MOS at Dept. of Transport, Energy and Communications (14.1.93 - 15.12.94)|
Mary O'Rourke
MOS at Dept. of Enterprise & Employment (14.1.93 - 15.12.94)
Seamus Brennan
MOS at Dept. of Enterprise & Employment (14.1.93 - 15.12.94)
Pat the Cope Gallagher
MOS at Dept. of Arts, Culture and Gaeltacht (14.1.93 - 15.6.94), Elected to European Parliament
Eithne Fitzgerald
MOS at Department of Finance (14.1.93 - 17.11.94)Resigned
Liam Aylward
MOS at Dept. of Education (14.1.93 - 15.12.94)
Liam Hyland
MOS at Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (14.1.93 - 15.6.94) Elected to European Parliament
Brian O'Shea
MOS at Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (14.1.93 - 17.11.94) Resigned
Willie O'Dea
MOS at Dept. of Justice, MOS at Dept. of Health (14.1.93 - 15.12.94)
John Browne
MOS at Dept. of the Environment (14.1.93 -15.12.94)
Emmet Stagg
MOS at Dept. of the Environment (14.1.93 - 17.11.94) Resigned
Gerry O'Sullivan
MOS at Dept. of the Marine (14.1.93 - died 5/8/94)
Joan Burton
MOS at Dept. of Social Welfare (14.1.93 -17.11.94) Resigned
Note
Fianna Fáil/Labour Government.
Twenty-Seventh Dáil (14.12.1992 - 15.2.97)
Twenty-Fourth Government (15.12.94 - 26.6.97)
Name
Post held
John Bruton
Taoiseach (also Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications from 30/11/96 to 3/12/96)
Dick Spring
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ruairi Quinn
Minister for Finance
Michael Noonan
Minister for Health
Alan Dukes
Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Minister Dukes took up this post on 3/12/96 after resignation of Deputy Michael Lowry)
Mervyn Taylor
Minister for Equality and Law Reform
Michael D. Higgins
Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Brendan Howlin
Minister for the Environment
Niamh Bhreathnach
Minister for Education
Nora Owen
Minister for Justice
Proinsias De Rossa
Minister for Social Welfare
Enda Kenny
Minister for Tourism and Trade
Richard Bruton
Minister for Enterprise and Employment
Ivan Yates
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Michael Lowry
Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (to 30.11.96 - resigned)
Hugh Coveney
Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine (to 23.5.1995 - resigned - appointed MOS at Finance [O.P.W.])
Sean Barrett
Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine (from 23.5.1995)
Note
Fine Gael/Labour/Democratic Left Government
Following the dissolution of a Dáil on 15/5/97, the Government will remain in office, even if it loses the General Election, until the new Dáil meets and nominates a new Government.
Twenty-Seventh Dáil (14.12.1992 - 15.5.97)
Twenty-Fourth Government (15.12.1994 - 26.6.97)
Ministers of State
Name
Post held
Sean Barrett
MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip), MOS at Dept. of Defence (from 15.12.1994 to 23.5.1995)
Jim Higgins
MOS at Dept. of Finance (from 10.2.1995 to 23.5.1995 - appointed as MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach and Defence), MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip), MOS at Dept. of Defence (from 24.5.1995)
Pat Rabbitte
MOS to the Government, MOS at Dept. of Enterprise and Employment (from 15.12.1994)
Emmet Stagg
MOS at Dept. of Transport, Energy and Communications (from 20.12.1994)
Brian O'Shea
MOS at Dept. of Health (from 20.12.1994)
Eithne Fitzgerald
MOS at Office of the Tanaiste, MOS at Dept. of Enterprise and Employment (from 20.12.1994)
Joan Burton
MOS at Dept. of Foreign Affairs (from 20.12.1994)
Toddy O'Sullivan
MOS at Dept. of Tourism and Trade (from 20.12.1994)
Gay Mitchell
MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach, MOS at Dept. of Foreign Affairs (from 20.12.1994)
Bernard Allen
MOS at Dept. of Education, MOS at Dept. of the Environment (from 20.12.1994)
Bernard Durkan
MOS at Dept. of Social Welfare (from 20.12.1994)
Jimmy Deenihan
MOS at Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (from 20.12.1994)
Phil Hogan
MOS at Dept. of Finance (from 20.12.1994 to 9.2.1995 - resigned)
Hugh Coveney
MOS at Dept. of Finance (from 24.5.1995 - resigned as Minister for Defence & Marine)
Austin Currie
MOS at Dept. of Health, MOS at Dept. of Education, MOS at Dept. of Justice (from 20.12.1994)
Eamon Gilmore
MOS at Dept. of the Marine (from 20.12.1994)
Liz McManus
MOS at Dept. of the Environment (from 20.12.1994)
Avril Doyle
MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach, MOS at Dept. of Finance, MOS at Dept. of Transport, Energy and Communications (from 27.1.1995 - following enactment of Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1995.
Donal Carey
MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach, MOS at Dept. of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht (from 27.1.1995 - following enactment of Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1995.
