Tánaiste & Minister for Social Welfare, Minister for Local Government (3.5.49 to 11.5.49)
Sean Mac Bride
Minister for External Affairs
Patrick McGilligan
Minister for Finance
Daniel Morrissey
Minister for Industry & Commerce (to: 7.3.1951), Minister for Justice (from: 7.3.1951)
Timothy J. Murphy
Minister for Local Government (died: 29.4.49)
Noel C. Browne
Minister for Health (to: 11.4.1951 - resigned)(see J. A. Costello above)
James M. Dillon
Minister for Agriculture
Richard Mulcahy
Minister for Education
Sean MacEoin
Minister for Justice (to: 7.3.1951), Minister for Defence (from: 7.3.1951)
Thomas F. O'Higgins
Minister for Defence (to: 7.3.1951), Minister for Industry & Commerce (from: 7.3.1951)
James Everett
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs
Joseph Blowick
Minister for Lands
Michael Keyes
Minister for Local Government (from: 11.5.1949)
Notes
Following the dissolution of a Dáil, the Government remain in office, even if it loses the General Election, until the new Dáil meets and nominates a new Government.
Inter-party Government comprising of Fine Gael, Labour, Clann na Talmhúain & Clann na Pobhlachta.
William Norton acted as Minister for Local Government in the period between Mr. Murphy's death and Mr. Keyes' appointment.
Ministers are listed in order of seniority.
Parliamentary Secretaries
Name
Post held
Liam Cosgrave
Parl. Sec. to the Taoiseach and Parl. Sec. to Minister for Industry & Commerce
Michael Donnellan
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance
Brendan Corish
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Local Government and Parl. Sec. to Minister for Defence
Notes
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach is also the Government Chief Whip.
Parliamentary Secretaries resign their posts with effect from the date on which the Dáil dissolves.The Government, on the other hand, remain in Office until a new Government is appointed on the nomination of the new Dáil.
A maximum of seven Parliamentary Secretaries can be appointed.
Inter-party Government comprising of Fine Gael, Labour, Clann na Talmhúain & Clann na Pobhlachta.
