I understand the Taoiseach wishes to make an announcement for the information of the House.
Appointment of Members of Government and Minister of State.
I beg leave to announce, for the information of the Dáil,
(1) that, having informed the President that Dáil Éireann had approved my nomination of Deputies to be members of the Government, the President, on 12 July 1989 appointed them accordingly;
(2) that, on the same date I nominated Deputy Brian Lenihan to be the Tánaiste;
(3) that, on the same date I assigned the Department of the Gaeltacht to myself and the other Departments of State to the other members of the Government as follows:
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Department of Defence |
Brian Lenihan |
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Department of Foreign Affairs |
Gerard Collins |
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Department of Finance |
Albert Reynolds |
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Department of the Marine |
John P. Wilson |
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Department of Agriculture and Food |
Michael O'Kennedy |
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Department of Industry and Commerce |
Desmond J. O'Malley |
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Department of Labour |
Bertie Ahern |
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Department of Energy |
Bobby Molloy |
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Department of Social Welfare |
Michael Woods |
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Department of Justice and Department of Communications |
Ray Burke |
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Department of the Environment |
Pádraig Flynn |
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Department of Health |
Rory O'Hanlon |
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Department of Education |
Mary O'Rourke |
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and |
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Department of Tourism and Transport |
Séamus Brennan; |
(4) that, on 12 July 1989 the President appointed John L. Murray, Senior Counsel, as Attorney General; and
(5) that on the same date the Government appointed Deputy Vincent Brady to be Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence.