The new Cabinet has been officially appointed by President Michael D Higgins.
Ministers earlier arrived at Áras an Uachtaráin to receive their seals of office.Advertisement
President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar prepare to hand out seals of office to the Cabinet at Áras an Uachtaráin. Picture by: Ellen Butler/Newstalk The Cabinet itself was much-unchanged, with several high-profile portfolios remaining where they are.This includes Micheál Martin taking up Foreign Affairs and Defence, and Simon Coveney becoming Enterprise, Trade and Employment Minister.
Helen McEntee is to be Minister Without Portfolio, with Simon Harris taking on the Justice portfolio while she is on maternity leave.Senior Counsel Rossa Fanning is the new Attorney-General. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin pictured with the newly-appointed Cabinet after ministers received their seals of office at Áras an Uachtaráin. Picture by: Government Press OfficeThe Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, now under Paschal Donohoe, has become the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.The Cabinet held its first meeting in Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday evening.
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