It is necessary to make a formal statement to the Dáil arising from the proceedings on the last occasion. I have to state for the informations of the Dáil.
(1) that, having informed the President of the fact that Dáil Éireann approved my nomination of Deputies to be members of the Government, the Presidents, on 14th March, 1973, appointed them accordingly;
(2) that, on the same date, I nominated Brendan Corish to be the Tánaiste;
(3) that, on the same date, I assigned the Departments of State to the members of the Government as follows:
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Department of Health and Department of Social Welfare |
Brendan Corish, |
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Department of Defence |
Patrick S. Donegan, |
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Department of Local Government |
James Tully, |
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Department of Finance |
Richie Ryan, |
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Mark Clinton, |
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Department of Labour |
Michael O'Leary, |
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Department of the Gaeltacht |
Tom O'Donnell, |
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Department of Lands |
Tom Fitzpatrick, |
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Department of Foreign Affairs |
Garret FitzGerald, |
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Department of Posts and Telegraphs |
Conor Cruise-O'Brien, |
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Department of Transport and Power |
Peter Barry, |
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Department of Industry and Commerce |
Justin Keating, |
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Department of Education |
Dick Burke, |
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and |
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Department of Justice |
Patrick Mark Cooney. |
(4) that, on the same date, the Government appointed the following Deputies to be Parliamentary Secretaries as follows:
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John Kelly |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and to the Minister for Defence, |
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Michael Pat Murphy |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, |
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Richard Barry |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, |
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Henry Kenny |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance, |
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Frank Cluskey |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare, |
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Michael Begley |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government. |
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John Bruton |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education. |
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and |
(5) that, on the same date, I appointed Deputy Declan Costello, S.C., to be the Attorney General.