New Cabinet

DMC · 06-06-2002 5:01pm #1

And here they are, the Bertie team '02-'07....

Seamus Brennan: Transport and public Enterprise;

Martin Cullen: Environment;

Dermot Ahern: Communications and Natural Resources;

Eamonn O Cuiv: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht;

Mary Coughlan: Social, Community and Family Affairs;

Joe Walsh: Agriculture and Food;

John O’Donoghue: Arts, Sport and Tourism;

Mary Harney: Enterprise, Trade and Employment;

Michael Smith: Defence;

Charlie McCreevy: Finance;

Brian Cowen: Foreign Affairs;

Noel Dempsey: Education and Science;

Mícheal Martin: Health and Children;

Michael McDowell: Justice, Equality and Law Reform;

Mary Hanafin: Government Chief Whip;

Dick Roche: Minister of State for European Affairs;

Rory Brady: Attorney General.

I'd say that Noel Dempsey will be a bit pissed at the move to Education.....

As a self confessed TV anorak, I'm glad to see Sile DeV gone. She has been as much use as a gnat for TV.....
I'm just wondering just what John O'Donohue will bring to that area.

Any other opinions the new flock?

Victor · 06-06-2002 5:09pm

The last government:

http://www.gov.ie/taoiseach/government/default.htm

Bertie Ahern		Taoiseach
Mary Harney 		Tanaiste and Enterprise, Trade and Employment 
Michael Woods		Education and Science 
Mary O'Rourke		Public Enterprise
Michael Smith 		Defence
Joe Walsh 		Agriculture, Food & Rural Development
Charlie McCreevy 	Finance
Brian Cowen		Foreign Affairs
Noel Dempsey 		Environment and Local Government
Dermot Ahern 		Social, Community and Family Affairs
S&#237;le DeValera 		Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
John O'Donoghue&#160; 	Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Jim McDaid		Tourism, Sport and Recreation
Mich&#233;al Martin		Health and Children
Frank Fahey		Marine and Natural Resources

DMC · 06-06-2002 5:22pm

Of the list, interesting omissions.

Tom Kitt and Brian Linehan.

I was surprised they didnt get a Merc.

Sorry, a portfolio.

Chaos-Engine · 06-06-2002 5:30pm

Originally posted by DamoDMC
And here they are, the Bertie team '02-'07....

Hell NO!!!... Lets hope for a mass crash of government. Like Harney demanding the two seats either side of her to fit her arsse...

Originally posted by DamoDMC

As a self confessed TV anorak, I'm glad to see Sile DeV gone. She has been as much use as a gnat for TV.....
I'm just wondering just what John O'Donohue will bring to that area.

J. O'Donohue will be terrible. He will strike a deal with RTÉ... Funds to keep it afloat in return for more state censorship...

As for Brennan in Public Enterprise and Transport. I can't see any other new ministers doing anything worth while. Brennan gets things done and might actually solve some of the problems in transport...
UNfortunitly the communications portfolio has gone elsewhere... (too bad IOFFL).

Victor · 06-06-2002 5:57pm

I created a table (Excel file in a zip file) at:

http://www.boards.ie/members/victor/cabinet.zip

mike65 · 06-06-2002 6:27pm

This sounds very parochical but I'll say it anyway-

Waterford has finally got a FF minister!

The last time that happened last nearly half a century ago.

Was I the only one to spill my tea when I heard the name O'Donohue mentioned in the same breath as arts...looking foward to Judge " Dread" McDowell in the Halls of Justice.

Mike.

Gael · 06-06-2002 7:44pm

I'm glad to see Sile DeV gone. She has been as much use as a gnat for TV.....

Yes it nice to now finally have a Gaeltacht Minister who can actually speak irish. :rolleyes:

Gael · 06-06-2002 7:53pm

I'm glad to see Sile DeV gone. She has been as much use as a gnat for TV.....

Yes it nice to now finally have a Gaeltacht Minister who can actually speak irish. :rolleyes:

New Cabinet

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