Government of the 32nd Dáil

Government of the 32nd Dáil
30th Government of Ireland
Incumbent

Date formed	6 May 2016
People and organisations
Head of government	Enda Kenny
Deputy head of government	Frances Fitzgerald
Head of state	Michael D. Higgins (2011–present)
Number of ministers	15
Member party	Fine Gael Independents
Status in legislature	Minority coalition
Opposition cabinet	Second Martin Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Fianna Fáil
Opposition leader	Micheál Martin
History
Election(s)	2016 general election
Legislature term(s)	32nd Dáil
Predecessor	29th Government of Ireland

The 32nd Dáil was elected at the 2016 general election. When it met on 10 March 2016, the Dáil failed to elect a Taoiseach, resulting in the formal resignation of Enda Kenny who continued in a caretaker capacity pending the appointment of the 30th Government of Ireland. After two further failed attempts to elect a Taoiseach Enda Kenny was eventually elected at the fourth time of asking on the Friday, 6 May 2016 and his cabinet was announced later that day. This was the first occasion on which an outgoing Fine Gael Taoiseach was re-elected.^[1]

30th Government of Ireland

Formation

Main article: 2016 Irish government formation

Nomination of Taoiseach vote

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6 May 2016 Nomination of Taoiseach vote for Enda Kenny Motion proposed by Noel Rock and seconded by Catherine Byrne Absolute majority: 79/158
Vote	Parties	Votes
Y Yes	Fine Gael (50), Independent (9)	59 / 158
No	Sinn Féin (23), Labour Party (7), Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit (6), Independents 4 Change (4), Social Democrats (3), Workers and Unemployed Action (1), Independents (5)	49 / 158
Abstentions	Fianna Fáil (43), Green Party (2), Independent (4), Ceann Comhairle (1)	50 / 158
Source: Oireachtas Debates Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (Continued) Friday, 6 May 2016

Composition

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Office	Name	Term
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Defence	Enda Kenny	2016–present	Fine Gael
Tánaiste	Frances Fitzgerald	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Justice and Equality	Frances Fitzgerald	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Michael Creed	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs	Heather Humphreys	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs	Katherine Zappone	2016–present	Independent
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment	Denis Naughten	2016–present	Independent
Minister for Education and Skills	Richard Bruton	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Finance	Michael Noonan	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade	Charles Flanagan	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Health	Simon Harris	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government	Simon Coveney	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation	Mary Mitchell O'Connor	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform	Paschal Donohoe	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Social Protection	Leo Varadkar	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport	Shane Ross	2016–present	Independent

The following attend cabinet meetings, but do not have a vote:

Office	Name	Term
Attorney General	Máire Whelan	2011–present	Labour Party
Government Chief Whip	Regina Doherty	2016–present	Fine Gael
Minister of State for Disability Issues	Finian McGrath	2016–present	Independent
Minister of State at the Department of Defence	Paul Kehoe	2016–present	Fine Gael

The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority.

References

↑ http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0506/786503-dail-taoiseach-politics/
↑ http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail2016050600027 Oireachtas Debates Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (Continued) Friday, 6 May 2016
↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/enda-kenny-announces-minority-government-cabinet-1.2637567

Governments of Ireland

1st Dáil (1919–21)
2nd Dáil (1921–22)
3rd Dáil (1922–23)
4th Dáil (1923–27)
5th Dáil (1927)
6th Dáil (1927–32)
7th Dáil (1932–33)
8th Dáil (1933–37)
9th Dáil (1937–38)
10th Dáil (1938–43)
11th Dáil (1943–44)
12th Dáil (1944–48)
13th Dáil (1948–51)
14th Dáil (1951–54)
15th Dáil (1954–57)
16th Dáil (1957–61)
17th Dáil (1961–65)
18th Dáil (1965–69)
19th Dáil (1969–73)
20th Dáil (1973–77)
21st Dáil (1977–81)
22nd Dáil (1981–82)
23rd Dáil (1982)
24th Dáil (1982–87)
25th Dáil (1987–89)
26th Dáil (1989–92)
27th Dáil: [first govt. (1993–94):second govt. (1994–97)]
28th Dáil (1997–2002)
29th Dáil (2002–07)
30th Dáil (2007–11)
31st Dáil (2011–16)
32nd Dáil (2016–)

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