
(15/03/1935 - )
19th Dáil - Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and to the Minister for Defence (8 May 1970 to 5 February 1973) and following a general election [2 March 1973 to 14 March 1973]
21st Dáil - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (5 July 1977 to 1 January 1978)
Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs [1 January 1978 to 11 December 1979]
Minister for State at the Department of Justice (1 January 1979 to 11 December 1979)
26th Dáil - Minister for Foreign Affairs (11 February 1992 to 12 January 1993)
27th Dáil - Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine (12 January 1993 to 15 December 1994)
28th Dáil - Minister for Defence (26 June 1997 to 8 October 1997)
Minister for Foreign Affairs (8 October 1997 resigned 27 January 2000)