New Cabinet is expected be announced to the Dáil at about 5pm on Tuesday
Leo Varadkar leaving Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin on Monday evening after he tendered his resignation as taoiseach to President Michael D Higgins. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Mr Harris will then return to Government Buildings as taoiseach where he will begin to inform colleagues of his Cabinet choices. The new Cabinet will be announced to the Dáil at about 5pm, it is expected. With Mr Varadkar’s departure and the surprise announcement by Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney that he would not seek reappointment to his post, Mr Harris has at least two Cabinet vacancies to fill.
Several Fine Gael TDs who spoke to The Irish Times last night said they expected the two key promotions would be Peter Burke to the Department of Enterprise, and Hildegarde Naughton to Mr Harris’s former role as Minister for Higher and Further Education, but others suggested that Limerick TD Patrick O’Donovan would be promoted.
Not all Fine Gael sources agreed, however, with some suggesting that any of the other widely-touted contenders – Dublin TDs Jennifer Carroll-MacNeill and Neale Richmond and Mr O’Donovan – could be in line for promotion. It is understood Mr Harris will place a “renewed focus” on the European affairs brief with someone he “rates highly” appointed who can communicate major European Union issues such as security and migration at home”. The announcement of Ministers of State and their roles will be on Wednesday.On Monday, Cathal Berry and Peter Fitzpatrick became the latest Independent TDs to confirm they would support Mr Harris in today’s vote.
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