I wish to formally announce, for the information of the Dáil that, having informed the President that Dáil Éireann had approved my nomination of Deputies Hanafin, O'Dea and Roche to be members of the Government, the President, on 29 September 2004, appointed them accordingly.
On the same day, I assigned the Department of Health and Children to the Tánaiste, Deputy Harney; the Department of Finance to Deputy Cowen; the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to Deputy Noel Dempsey; the Department Foreign Affairs to Deputy Dermot Ahern; the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to Deputy Martin; the Department of Social and Family Affairs to Deputy Brennan; the Department of Transport to Deputy Cullen; the Department of Agriculture and Food to Deputy Coughlan; the Department Education and Science to Deputy Hanafin; the Department of Defence to Deputy O'Dea; and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to Deputy Roche.
On the same date, the Government appointed Deputy Kitt to be Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Defence; Deputy Fahey to be Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; Deputy Gallagher to be Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; Deputy Browne to be Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food; Deputy Callely to be Minister of State at the Department of Transport; Deputy Treacy to be Minister of State at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs; Deputy Seán Power to be Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children; Deputy Batt O'Keeffe to be Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; Deputy Killeen to be Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Deputy Brendan Smith to be Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food; and Deputy Conor Lenihan to be Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs.