A Cheann Comhairle, b'áil liom cead a chur in iúl, mar eolas don Dáil,
(1) gur chuireas in iúl don Uachtarán go raibh Dáil Éireann tar éis comhaontú le mé d'ainmniú na dTeachtaí mar chomhaltaí den Rialtas agus gur cheap sé iad inné dá réir sin;
(2) go bhfuilim tar éis Seoirse Ó Colla d'ainmniú chun bheith ina Thánaiste;
(3) go bhfuilim tar éis na Ranna Stáit a shannadh do na comhaltaí den Rialtas mar leanas:
An Roinn Turasóireachta agus Iompair—Seoirse Ó Colla,
An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha—Brian Ó Luineacháin,
An Roinn Cosanta-Pádraig Ó Fachtna,
An Roinn Tionscail, Tráchtála agus Fuinnimh—Deasún Ó Máille,
An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt-Gearóid Ó Coileáin,
An Roinn Airgeadais, Roinn na Seirbhíse Poiblí agus An Roinn Pleanála agus Forbartha Eacnamaíochta—Mícheál Ó Cinnéide,
An Roinn Comhshaoil—Salbhastar Bairéad,
An Roinn Saothair—Eoghan Mac Gearailt,
An Roinn Oideachais—Seán P. Mac Uilliam,
An Roinn Talmhaíochta—Réamann Mac Searraigh,
` Roinn na Gaeltachta—Máire Nic Eochagáin Uí Chuinn,
An Roinn Sláinte agus an Roinn Leasa Shóisialaigh—Micheál Ó hUadhaigh,
An Roinn Iascaigh agus Foraoiseachta—Pádraig de Paor,
An Roinn Poist agus Telegrafa—Ailbhe Mac Raghnaill,
agus
(4) gur cheap an tUachtarán Antoine Ó hÉadramáin mar Ard Aighne ar an 11ú lá de Nollaig 1979.
I would like to indicate for the information of the House that I informed the President that the Dáil had agreed with the nominations which I am making of the Members of the Government, that I have nominated George Colley to be the Tánaiste and that I have allocated the following Departments to the following Members of the Government:
Department of Transport and Power—Mr. George Colley,
Department of Foreign Affairs—Mr. Brian Lenihan,
Department of Defence—Mr. Padraig Faulkner.
Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy—Mr. Desmond O'Malley,
Department of Justice—Mr. Gerard Collins.
Departments of Finance, Public Service and Economic Planning and Development—Mr. Michael O'Kennedy.
Department of the Environment—Mr. Sylvester Barrett,
Department of Labour—Mr. G. Fitzgerald,
Department of Education—Mr. John Wilson,
Department of Agriculture—Mr. Raymond MacSharry,
Department of the Gaeltacht—Mrs. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn,
Department of Health and Social Welfare—Dr. Michael Woods,
Department of Fisheries and Forestry—Mr. Patrick Power,
Department of Posts and Telegraphs—Mr. Albert Reynolds.
The President has appointed Mr. Anthony Hederman to be Attorney General on 11 December 1979.