Thirty-First Dáil

Thirty-First Dáil (09/03/11 - 03/02/16)

Twenty-Ninth Government (09/03/11 - 06/05/16)

Ministers

Name	Post held
Enda Kenny	Taoiseach, Minister for Justice & Equality (from 7 May to 8 May 2014) , Minister for Defence (from 7 May to 11 July 2014)

Éamon Gilmore	Tánaiste (to 4 July 2014 - resigned) , Minister for Foreign Affairs (to 11 July 2014 - resigned), Department named changed to Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 2 June 2011)

Michael Noonan	Minister for Finance

Ruairi Quinn	Minister for Education & Skills (to 11 July 2014 - resigned)

Brendan Howlin	Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, Department established (6 July 2011)

Richard Bruton	Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Innovation, Department name changed to Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation (from 2 June 2011)

Joan Burton	Minister for Social Protection, Tánaiste (from 4 July 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan	Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport (to 11 July 2014 - resigned), Department name changed to Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht (from 2 June 2011)

Pat Rabbitte	Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources (to 11 July 2014 - resigned)

Phil Hogan	Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government (to 11 July 2014 - resigned) Department name changed to the Environment, Community & Local Government (from 2 May 2011)

Alan Shatter	Minister for Justice & Law Reform, Department name changed to Justice & Equality (from 2 April 2011) , Minister for Defence (to 7 May 2014 - resigned)

Simon Coveney	Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, Department name changed to Agriculture, Food & the Marine (from 17 October 2011) , Minister for Defence (from 11 July 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald	Minister for Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs (to 8 May 2014) , Department name changed to Children & Youth Affairs (from 2 June 2011) , Minister for Justice & Equality (from 8 May 2014)

James Reilly	Minister for Health & Children (to 11 July 2014), Department name changed to Health (from 4 June 2011) , Minister for Children & Youth Affairs (from 11 July 2014)

Leo Varadkar	Minister for Transport (to 11 July 2014), Department name changed to Transport, Tourism & Sport (from 2 April 2011) , Minister for Health (from 11 July 2014)

Charles Flanagan	Minister for Children & Youth Affairs (from 8 May to 11 July 2014) , Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 11 July 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan	Minister for Education & Skills (from 11 July 2014)

Alan Kelly	Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government (from 11 July 2014)

Alex White	Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources (from 11 July 2014)

Paschal Donohoe	Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport (from 11 July 2014)

Heather Humphreys	Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht (from 11 July 2014)

Notes

Fine Gael/Labour Government
Reshuffle on 11 July 2014

Ministers of State

Name	Post held
Paul Kehoe	MoS at the Department of the Taoiseach (Chief Whip) , MoS at the Department of Defence (from 9 March 2011 to 6 May 2016)

Willie Penrose	MoS at the Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government (from 9 March to 15 November 2011 - resigned)

Dinny McGinley	MoS at the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht (from 10 March 2011 to 15 July 2014 - resigned)

Róisín Shortall	MoS at the Department of Health (from 10 March 2011 to 26 September 2012 - resigned)

John Perry	MoS at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation (from 10 March 2011 to 15 July 2014 - resigned)

Michael Ring	MoS at the Department Transport, Tourism & Sport (from 10 March 2011 to 6 May 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan	MoS at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 10 March to 20 December 2011) , MoS at the Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government (from 20 December 2011 to 11 July 2014 - appointed Minister)

Kathleen Lynch	MoS at the Department of Health, MoS at the Department of Justice & Equality (from 10 March 2011 to 15 July 2014) , MoS at the Department of Health (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd	MoS at the Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, MoS at the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government (from 10 March 2011 to 15 July 2014 - resigned)

Brian Hayes	MoS at the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform (from 10 March 2011 to 23 May 2014 - elected MEP) , MoS at the Department of Finance (from 18 October 2011 to 23 May 2014 - elected MEP)

Shane McEntee	MoS at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (from 10 March 2011 to 21 December 2012 - deceased)

Lucinda Creighton	MoS at the Department of the Taoiseach, MoS at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 10 March 2011 to 11 July 2013 - resigned)

Seán Sherlock	MoS at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, MoS at the Department of Education & Skills (from 10 March 2011 to 15 July 2014) , MoS at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Ciaran Cannon	MoS at the Department of Education & Skills (from 10 March 2011 to 15 July 2014 - resigned)

Alan Kelly	MoS at the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport (from 10 March 2011 to 11 July 2014 - appointed Minister)

Joe Costello	MoS at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 20 December 2011 to 15 July 2014 - resigned)

Alex White	MoS at the Department of Health (from 2 October 2012 to 11 July 2014 - appointed Minister)

Tom Hayes	MoS at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (from 5 June 2013 to 6 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe	MoS at the Department of the Taoiseach, MoS at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 12 July 2013 to 11 July 2014 - appointed Minister)

Gerald Nash	MoS at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation (from 11 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Jimmy Deenihan	MoS at the Department of the Taoiseach, MoS at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 11 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Damien English	MoS at the Department Education & Skills, MoS at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Joe McHugh	MoS at the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Paudie Coffey	MoS at the Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Simon Harris	MoS at the Department of Finance, MoS at the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform, MoS at the Department of the Taoiseach (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Kevin Humphreys	MoS at the Department of Social Protection (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Dara Murphy	MoS at the Department of the Taoiseach, MoS at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016) , MoS at the Department of Justice & Equality (from 7 October 2014 to 6 May 2016)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin	MoS at the Department of Justice & Equality, MoS at the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016) , MoS at the Department of Health (from 22 April 2015 to 6 May 2016)

Ann Phelan	MoS at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine, MoS at the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport (from 15 July 2014 to 6 May 2016) , MoS at the Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government (from 9 December 2014 to 6 May 2016)