Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris pose for a group photograph at Government buildings with the newly appointed junior Ministers following Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
For this was a photocall and a photocall only, and the new junior Ministers were keeping their mouths shut no matter what. “The boom-time baby-Minister bonanza is back and it would make even Bertie Ahern blush,” he thundered, pointing out that the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Government Stroke Whisperer Michael Lowry “have absolutely smashed the pre-crash record of 20 Ministers of State. By the time the committee chair gigs are doled out, we will have in excess of 50 TDs with Government-sponsored jobs”.
“The Kerry poll topper has become just the 12th ever Kerry TD to attain the position of a Minister of State and the first ever Independent to do so.”
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