Fine Gael Leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD announces Dáil party spokespeople, Oireachtas Committee Chairpersons, and other positions of responsibility

6th April 2023 - Fine Gael Press Office

Fine Gael Leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, has appointed the following TDs to positions of responsibility in the party:

Name	Spokesperson on
Colm Brophy TD	Social Enterprise
Richard Bruton TD, Chairperson of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party	Environment, Climate and Communications
Colm Burke TD	Health
Ciaran Cannon TD	Media, Arts & Culture
Joe Carey TD	Transport
Alan Dillon TD, Secretary of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party	Tourism & Sport
Bernard Durkan TD	Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform
Damien English TD	Finance
Alan Farrell TD	Justice
Frank Feighan TD	Disability
Charlie Flanagan TD	Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Defence
Brendan Griffin TD	Social Protection
Emer Higgins TD	Equality
Paul Kehoe TD	Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Special Education & Inclusion
Fergus O’Dowd	Housing, Local Government and Heritage
John Paul Phelan TD	Rural & Community Development
David Stanton TD	Enterprise, Trade & Employment

In addition to the Dáil party spokespeople the following appointments have also been made:

Name	Role
Alan Farrell TD	Fine Gael Dáil Party Whip
Paul Kehoe TD	Chairman of the Joint Committee of Oireachtas Committee Chairpersons
Michael Ring TD	Member of the Oireachtas Commission
Michael Creed TD	Chairperson of the Members’ Interest Committee

The Taoiseach and Fine Gael Leader has also appointed the following members as Oireachtas Committee Chairpersons:

Name	Chairperson of
Colm Brophy TD	Committee on European Union Affairs
Joe Carey TD	Committee on Transport and Communications

These Oireachtas Committee appointments compliment those Fine Gael TDs already appointed; they are:

Name	Chairperson of
Charlie Flanagan TD	Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Fergus O’Dowd TD	Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Paul Kehoe TD	Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Today’s announcement is in addition to the Seanad spokespersons announced in January.

Fine Gael Seanad Spokespersons:

Deputy Leader & Transport

Regina Doherty

Enterprise, Trade and Employment & Vice Chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party

Garret Ahearn

Social Protection, Rural & Community Development & The Islands

Paddy Burke

Finance

Maria Byrne

Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, and Media

Micheál Carrigy

Health

Martin Conway

Housing, Local Government and Heritage

John Cummins

Special Education and Inclusion & Northern Ireland

Emer Currie

Education and Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Aisling Dolan

Children, Disability, Equality, Integration & Youth

Mary Seery-Kearney

Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and the Gaeltacht

Seán Kyne

Agriculture, Food, Forestry & Marine

Tim Lombard

Environment, Climate and Communications

John McGahon

Deputy Government Whip and Foreign Affairs & Defence

Joe O’Reilly

Justice

Barry Ward

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