I beg to state, for the information of the Dáil,
(1) that, having informed the President of the fact that Dáil Eireann approved my nomination of Deputies to be members of the Government, the President appointed them accordingly on the 2nd instant;
(2) that, on the same date, I nominated William Norton to be the Tánaiste;
(3) that, on the same date, I assigned the Departments of State to the members of the Government as follows:—
The Department of Industry and Commerce |
William Norton, |
The Department of Education |
Richard Mulcahy, |
The Department of Lands |
Joseph Blowick, |
The Department of Justice |
James Everett, |
The Department of Agriculture |
James Dillon, |
The Department of Defence |
Seán MacEoin, |
The Department of Posts and Telegraphs |
Michael Keyes, |
The Department of External Affairs |
Liam Cosgrave, |
The Department of Social Welfare |
Brendan Corish, |
The Department of Finance |
Gerard Sweetman, |
The Department of Local Government |
Patrick O'Donnell |
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The Department of Health |
Thomas F. O'Higgins; |
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(4) that, on the 3rd instant, the Government appointed the following Deputies to be Parliamentary Secretaries as follows:—
John O'Donovan |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Government, |
Denis J. O'Sullivan |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and to the Minister for Defence, |
Michael Donnellan |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance, |
William Davin |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government, |
Oliver J. Flanagan |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, |
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Patrick J. Crotty |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce. |