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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
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
