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{{Short description|Government of Ireland 2002 to 2007}}
{{Use Irish English|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = Government of the 29th Dáil
|cabinet_name = 26th government of Ireland
|cabinet_number = 26th
|cabinet_type = Government
|cabinet_type = Government
|jurisdiction = Ireland
|jurisdiction = Ireland
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|government_head_history =
|government_head_history =
|deputy_government_head_title = [[Tánaiste]]
|deputy_government_head_title = [[Tánaiste]]
|deputy_government_head = {{ubl|[[Mary Harney]] {{small|(2002–2006)}}|[[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]] {{small|(2006–2007)}} }}
|deputy_government_head = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mary Harney]] {{small|(2002–06)}}
* [[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]] {{small|(2006–07)}}
}}
|state_head_title = [[President of Ireland|President]]
|state_head_title = [[President of Ireland|President]]
|state_head = [[Mary McAleese]]
|state_head = [[Mary McAleese]]
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|former_members_number =
|former_members_number =
|total_number = 15
|total_number = 15
|political_parties = {{plainlist|
|political_parties = {{ubl|[[Fianna Fáil]]|[[Progressive Democrats]]}}
* [[Fianna Fáil]]
* [[Progressive Democrats]]
}}
|legislature_status = Coalition
|legislature_status = Coalition
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_cabinet =
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|election = [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]]
|election = [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]]
|last_election =
|last_election =
|legislature_term = [[29th Dáil]]
|legislature_term = {{ubl|[[29th Dáil]]|[[22nd Seanad]]}}
|budget =
|budget =
|incoming_formation =
|incoming_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|previous = [[Government of the 28th Dáil|25th Government]]
|previous = [[25th government of Ireland|25th government]]
|successor = [[Government of the 30th Dáil#27th Government of Ireland|27th Government]]
|successor = [[27th government of Ireland|27th government]]
}}
}}
The '''Government of the 29th Dáil''' or the '''26th [[Government of Ireland]]''' (6 June 2002 – 14 June 2007) was formed after the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]] which had been held on 17 May 2002. It was led by [[Fianna Fáil]] leader [[Bertie Ahern]] as [[Taoiseach]] as a [[coalition government]] of Fianna Fáil and the [[Progressive Democrats]]. The coalition government was returned to power after serving in the previous government, and on this occasion the two parties had a majority in [[Dáil Éireann]].
The '''26th government of Ireland''' (6 June 2002 – 14 June 2007) was the [[government of Ireland]] formed after the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]] to the [[29th Dáil]] which had been held on 17 May 2002. It was led by [[Fianna Fáil]] leader [[Bertie Ahern]] as [[Taoiseach]], with [[Progressive Democrats]] leader [[Mary Harney]] as Tánaiste. It was the first, and to date only, [[coalition government]] to be returned to government after an election; both parties increased their number of seats, and together secured a Dáil majority, where in the previous government they had governed together as a [[minority government]] dependent on the support of [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]] TDs. It lasted for {{duration in days|6 Jun 2002|14 Jun 2007|format=commas}} days.


==Nomination of Taoiseach==
The 26th Government lasted for 1834 days.
The [[29th Dáil]] first met on 6 June 2002. In the [[Dáil vote for Taoiseach|debate on the nomination of Taoisech]], outgoing Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader [[Bertie Ahern]], [[Fine Gael]] leader [[Enda Kenny]], [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] leader [[Ruairi Quinn]], and [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] leader [[Trevor Sargent]] were each proposed. Ahern received the nomination of the Dáil.<ref name=tvote>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-06/4/|title=Nomination of Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=6 June 2002|access-date=15 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815091810/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-06/4/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach by [[President of Ireland|President]] [[Mary McAleese]].<ref name=tapp>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-06/6/|title=Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=6 June 2002|access-date=15 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031143115/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-06/6/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==26th Government of Ireland==
===Nomination of Taoiseach===
The [[members of the 29th Dáil]] first met on 6 June. Outgoing Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader [[Bertie Ahern]], [[Fine Gael]] leader [[Enda Kenny]], [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] leader [[Ruairi Quinn]], and [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] leader [[Trevor Sargent]] were each proposed to be nominated by Dáil Éireann for the position of Taoiseach. Ahern received the nomination of the Dáil.<ref name=tvote>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-06/4/|title=Nomination of Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Thursday, 6 June 2002|access-date=15 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref> Ahern was then re-appointed as Taoiseach by [[President of Ireland|President]] [[Mary McAleese]].<ref name=tapp>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-06/6/|title=Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Thursday, 6 June 2002|access-date=15 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref>


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|-
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| colspan="3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" align="center" | '''6 June 2002<br />Nomination of Taoiseach vote for [[Bertie Ahern]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])'''<ref name=tvote /><br /><small>Motion proposed by [[Charlie McCreevy]] and seconded by [[Mary Harney]]</small><br /><small>Absolute majority: 84/166</small>
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" align="center" | '''6 June 2002<br />Nomination of [[Bertie Ahern]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) as Taoiseach'''<ref name=tvote /><br />Motion proposed by [[Charlie McCreevy]] and seconded by [[Mary Harney]]<br />Absolute majority: 84/166
|- bgcolor="#D8D8D8"
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| width=80px | '''Vote'''
!width=80px|Vote
| width=425px | '''Parties'''
!width=620px|Parties
| width=80px align="center" | '''Votes'''
!width=80px|Votes
|-
|-
| {{tick}} '''Yes''' || <small>[[Fianna Fáil]] (80), [[Progressive Democrats]] (8), [[Independent politicians in Ireland|Independent]] (5)</small> || {{Composition bar|93|166|hex=green}}
| {{tick}} '''Yes''' || [[Fianna Fáil]] (80), [[Progressive Democrats]] (8), [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]] (5) || {{Composition bar|93|166|hex=green}}
|-
|-
| No || <small>[[Fine Gael]] (31), [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] (21), [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] (6), [[Sinn Féin]] (5), [[Independent politicians in Ireland|Independent]] (4), [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]] (1)</small> || {{Composition bar|68|166|hex=red}}
| No || [[Fine Gael]] (31), [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] (21), [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] (6), [[Sinn Féin]] (5), [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]] (4), [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]] (1) || {{Composition bar|68|166|hex=red}}
|-
|-
| Not voting || <small>[[Independent politicians in Ireland|Independent]] (4), [[Ceann Comhairle]] (1)</small> || {{Composition bar|5|166|hex=gray}}
| Not voting || [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]] (4), [[Ceann Comhairle]] (1) || {{Composition bar|5|166|hex=gray}}
|}
|}


==Government ministers==
===Members of the Government===
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Bertie Ahern proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.<ref name=tapp/> They were appointed by the president on the same day.<ref name=gapp>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-18/12/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Tuesday, 18 June 2002|access-date=11 January 2020|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref>
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Bertie Ahern proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.<ref name=tapp/> They were appointed by the president on the same day.<ref name=gapp>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-18/12/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=18 June 2002|access-date=11 January 2020|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028211333/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-18/12/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|[[Taoiseach]]
|[[Taoiseach]]
|[[Bertie Ahern]]
|[[Bertie Ahern]]
|2002–2007
|2002–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Tánaiste]]
|[[Tánaiste]]
|rowspan=2|[[Mary Harney]]
|rowspan=2|[[Mary Harney]]
|2002–2006
|2002–06
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Progressive Democrats/meta/color}}" |
| {{party name with colour|rowspan=2|Progressive Democrats}}
|rowspan=2|[[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation|Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment]]
|[[Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]
|[[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]
|[[Charlie McCreevy]]
|[[Charlie McCreevy]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Defence (Ireland)|Minister for Defence]]
|[[Minister for Defence (Ireland)|Minister for Defence]]
|[[Michael Smith (Irish politician)|Michael Smith]]
|[[Michael Smith (Irish politician)|Michael Smith]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Minister for Agriculture and Food]]{{efn|The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development was renamed the [[Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine#History|Department of Agriculture and Food]] with effect from 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/si/306/made/en/print|title=Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|website=[[Irish Statute Book]]|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Minister for Agriculture and Food]]{{efn|The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development was renamed the [[Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine#History|Department of Agriculture and Food]] on 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2002|type=si|number=306|name=Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Joe Walsh (Irish politician)|Joe Walsh]]
|[[Joe Walsh (Irish politician)|Joe Walsh]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Brian Cowen]]
|[[Brian Cowen]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Education and Skills|Minister for Education and Science]]
|[[Minister for Education (Ireland)|Minister for Education and Science]]
|[[Noel Dempsey]]
|[[Noel Dempsey]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment|Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]]{{efn|The Department of Marine and Natural Resources was renamed the [[Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment#History|Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]] with effect from 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/si/307/made/en/print|title=Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|website=Irish Statute Book|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications|Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]]{{efn|The Department of Marine and Natural Resources was renamed the [[Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications#History|Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]] on 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2002|type=si|number=307|name=Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Dermot Ahern]]
|[[Dermot Ahern]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht|Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism]]{{efn|The Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation was renamed the [[Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht#History|Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism]] with effect from 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/si/309/made/en/print|title=Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|website=Irish Statute Book|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media|Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism]]{{efn|The Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation was renamed the [[Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media#History|Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism]] on 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2002|type=si|number=309|name=Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[John O'Donoghue (politician)|John O'Donoghue]]
|[[John O'Donoghue (politician)|John O'Donoghue]]
|2002–2007
|2002–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Health (Ireland)|Minister for Health and Children]]
|[[Minister for Health (Ireland)|Minister for Health and Children]]
|[[Micheál Martin]]
|[[Micheál Martin]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport|Minister for Transport]]{{efn|The Department of Public Enterprise was renamed the [[Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport#History|Department of Transport]] with effect from 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/si/305/made/en/print|title=Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|website=Irish Statute Book|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Minister for Transport (Ireland)|Minister for Transport]]{{efn|The Department of Public Enterprise was renamed the [[Department of Transport (Ireland)#History|Department of Transport]] on 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2002|type=si|number=305|name=Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Séamus Brennan]]
|[[Séamus Brennan]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Justice and Equality|Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform]]
|[[Minister for Justice (Ireland)|Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform]]
|[[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]]
|[[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]]
|2002–2007
|2002–07
{{party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
| {{party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government|Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government]]{{efn|The Department of Environment and Local Government was renamed the [[Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government#History|Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government]] with effect from 10 June 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2003/si/233/made/en/print|title=Environment and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2003|website=Irish Statute Book|date=10 June 2003|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government]]{{efn|The Department of Environment and Local Government was renamed the [[Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage#History|Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government]] on 10 June 2003.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2003|type=si|number=233|name=Environment and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2003|date=10 June 2003|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Martin Cullen]]
|[[Martin Cullen]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Department of Children and Youth Affairs|Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs]]{{efn|The Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and The Islands was renamed the [[Department of Children and Youth Affairs#History|Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs]] with effect from 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/si/308/made/en/print|title=Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and The Islands (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|website=Irish Statute Book|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth|Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs]]{{efn|The Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands was renamed the [[Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth#History|Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs]] on 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2002|type=si|number=308|name=Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and The Islands (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Éamon Ó Cuív]]
|[[Éamon Ó Cuív]]
|2002–2007
|2002–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection|Minister for Social and Family Affairs]]{{efn|The Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs was renamed the [[Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection#History|Department of Social and Family Affairs]] with effect from 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/si/310/made/en/print|title=Social, Community and Family Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|website=Irish Statute Book|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Minister for Social Protection|Minister for Social and Family Affairs]]{{efn|The Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs was renamed the [[Department of Social Protection#History|Department of Social and Family Affairs]] on 19 June 2002.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2002|type=si|number=310|name=Social, Community and Family Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002|date=18 June 2002|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|[[Mary Coughlan (politician)|Mary Coughlan]]
|[[Mary Coughlan (politician)|Mary Coughlan]]
|2002–2004
|2002–04
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|colspan="5"|
|colspan="5"|

==== Changes 29 September 2004 ====
===Changes 29 September 2004===
Following the nomination of Charlie McCreevy as [[European Commissioner]] and the retirement of Michael Smith and Joe Walsh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-09-29/6/|title=Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Thursday, 29 September 2004|access-date=15 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref>
Following the resignation of Charlie McCreevy on his nomination as [[European Commissioner]] and of Michael Smith and Joe Walsh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-09-29/6/|title=Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=29 September 2004|access-date=15 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815091816/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-09-29/6/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=reshuffle>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-09-30/3/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State: Statements – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=30 September 2004|access-date=2 November 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112213241/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-09-30/3/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
!Office
!Office
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|[[Minister for Health (Ireland)|Minister for Health and Children]]
|[[Minister for Health (Ireland)|Minister for Health and Children]]
|[[Mary Harney]]
|[[Mary Harney]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
| {{party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]
|[[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]
|[[Brian Cowen]]
|[[Brian Cowen]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment|Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]]
|[[Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications|Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]]
|[[Noel Dempsey]]
|[[Noel Dempsey]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Dermot Ahern]]
|[[Dermot Ahern]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation|Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment]]
|[[Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment]]
|[[Micheál Martin]]
|[[Micheál Martin]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection|Minister for Social and Family Affairs]]
|[[Minister for Social Protection|Minister for Social and Family Affairs]]
|[[Séamus Brennan]]
|[[Séamus Brennan]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport|Minister for Transport]]
|[[Minister for Transport (Ireland)|Minister for Transport]]
|[[Martin Cullen]]
|[[Martin Cullen]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Minister for Agriculture and Food]]
|[[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Minister for Agriculture and Food]]
|[[Mary Coughlan (politician)|Mary Coughlan]]
|[[Mary Coughlan (politician)|Mary Coughlan]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Education and Skills|Minister for Education and Science]]
|[[Minister for Education (Ireland)|Minister for Education and Science]]
|[[Mary Hanafin]]
|[[Mary Hanafin]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Defence (Ireland)|Minister for Defence]]
|[[Minister for Defence (Ireland)|Minister for Defence]]
|[[Willie O'Dea]]
|[[Willie O'Dea]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|[[Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government|Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government]]
|[[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government]]
|[[Dick Roche]]
|[[Dick Roche]]
|2004–2007
|2004–07
{{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|-
|colspan="5"|
|colspan="5"|

==== Changes 13 September 2006 ====
===Changes 13 September 2006===
Following the resignation of Mary Harney as leader of the Progressive Democrats and the [[2006 Progressive Democrats leadership election|election]] of Michael McDowell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-09-27/18/|title=Nomination of Tánaiste: Statement – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Wednesday, 27 September 2006|access-date=15 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref>
Following the resignation of Mary Harney as leader of the Progressive Democrats and the [[2006 Progressive Democrats leadership election|election]] of Michael McDowell.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Nomination of the Tánaiste |journal=[[Iris Oifigiúil]] |date=22 September 2006 |volume=2006 |issue=76 |page=920|url=https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2006/september/2006%2009%2022%20IO%20Issue.PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-09-27/18/|title=Nomination of Tánaiste: Statement – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=27 September 2006|access-date=15 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815091810/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-09-27/18/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
!Office
!Office
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|[[Tánaiste]]
|[[Tánaiste]]
|[[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]]
|[[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]]
|2006–2007
|2006–07
{{party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
| {{party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
|}
|}

;Changes to departments
;Changes to departments
{{notelist}}
{{notelist}}

===Attorney General===
==Attorney General==
[[Rory Brady]] [[senior counsel|SC]] was appointed by the president as [[Attorney General of Ireland|Attorney General]] on the nomination of the Taoiseach.<ref name=tapp/><ref name=gapp/>
[[Rory Brady]] [[senior counsel|SC]] was appointed by the president as [[Attorney General of Ireland|Attorney General]] on the nomination of the Taoiseach.<ref name=tapp/><ref name=gapp/>


==Ministers of state==
==Dissolution==
On 6 June 2002, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed [[Mary Hanafin]] to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government [[Chief Whip]] and [[Dick Roche]], the position of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs, with special responsibility for European Affairs.<ref name=tapp/> On 18 June, the Taoiseach announced that the government had appointed with effect from 19 June the other 15 Ministers of State and that the government had also appointed Mary Hanafin to be Minister of State at the Department of Defence.<ref name=gapp/>
On 29 April 2007, the president dissolved the Dáil on the advice of the Taoiseach, and a [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] was held on 24 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/president-dissolves-d%C3%A1il-clears-way-for-election-1.1295613|title=President dissolves Dáil, clears way for election|website=[[The Irish Times]]|date=30 April 2007|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> The [[members of the 30th Dáil]] met on 14 June and Bertie Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach and formed a [[Government of the 30th Dáil|new government]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Department(s)
!Responsibility
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[Mary Hanafin]]<br>{{small|(In attendance at cabinet)}}
|[[Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach|Taoiseach]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Defence|Defence]]||Government Chief Whip<br>Defence<br>Information society
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Dick Roche]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach|Taoiseach]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Minister of State for European Affairs|European Affairs]]
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Brian Lenihan Jnr|Brian Lenihan]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Health|Health and Children]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Justice|Justice, Equality and Law Reform]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Education|Education and Science]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=521|name=Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2005|date=7 December 2004|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>||[[Minister of State for Children|Children]]
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Tom Kitt (politician)|Tom Kitt]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]]
|Overseas Development and Human Rights
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Síle de Valera]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Education|Education and Science]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=522|name=Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 3) Order 2005|date=7 December 2004|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
|Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Jim McDaid]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Transport|Transport]]
|Road Traffic and Road Haulage
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Frank Fahey (politician)|Frank Fahey]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Enterprise, Trade and Employment]]
|Labour Affairs
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Noel Treacy]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Agriculture and Food]]
|Food and Horticulture
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Willie O'Dea]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Justice|Justice, Equality and Law Reform]]
|[[Minister of State for Disability|Equality and Disability Issues]]
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Pat "the Cope" Gallagher]]}}
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Environment, Heritage and Local Government]]||Environmental Protection
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Liam Aylward]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Agriculture and Food]]
|Animal Health and Welfare; and Customer Service
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[John Browne (Fianna Fáil politician)|John Browne]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications|Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]]
|Marine
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Michael Ahern (Irish politician)|Michael Ahern]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Enterprise, Trade and Employment]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=51|name=Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2005|date=18 October 2005|access-date=8 April 2022}}; {{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=51|name=Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2007|date=6 February 2007|access-date=10 October 2021}}</ref>
|Trade and Commerce
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Ivor Callely]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Health|Health and Children]]
|Older People
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Noel Ahern]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Environment, Heritage and Local Government]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth|Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs]]
|Housing and Urban Renewal<br>Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Tim O'Malley (politician)|Tim O'Malley]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Health|Health and Children]]
|Mental Health Services and Food Safety
| {{party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
|-
|[[Tom Parlon]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Finance|Finance]]
|[[Office of Public Works]]
| {{party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
|-
|colspan=5|


===Changes 29 September 2004===
==See also==
Following the [[2004 European Parliament election in Ireland|election to the European Parliament]] of [[Liam Aylward]] and the appointment to government of [[Mary Hanafin]], [[Dick Roche]] and [[Willie O'Dea]].<ref name=reshuffle/>
*[[Ministers of State of the 29th Dáil]]
|-
*[[Members of the 22nd Seanad]]
!Name
*[[Constitution of Ireland]]
!Department(s)
*[[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]]
!Responsibility
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[Tom Kitt (politician)|Tom Kitt]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach|Taoiseach]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Defence|Defence]]||Government Chief Whip
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Frank Fahey (politician)|Frank Fahey]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Justice|Justice, Equality and Law Reform]]
|[[Minister of State for Disability|Equality and Disability Issues]]
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Noel Treacy]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach|Taoiseach]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Minister of State for European Affairs|European Affairs]]
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Pat "the Cope" Gallagher]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications|Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=82|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2005|date=22 February 2005|access-date=8 April 2022}}; {{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=346|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2005|date=6 July 2005|access-date=8 April 2022}}; {{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=549|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 3) Order 2005|date=7 September 2005|access-date=8 April 2022}}; {{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=569|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 4) Order 2005|date=20 September 2005|access-date=8 April 2022}}; {{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=843|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 5) Order 2005|date=20 December 2005|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
|Marine
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[John Browne (Fianna Fáil politician)|John Browne]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Agriculture and Food]]
|Forestry
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Ivor Callely]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Transport|Transport]]
|Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the [[Irish Aviation Authority]]
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Seán Power (politician)|Seán Power]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Health|Health and Children]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=277|name=Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2005|date=8 July 2005|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
|Health Promotion
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Batt O'Keeffe]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Environment, Heritage and Local Government]]
|Environmental Protection
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Tony Killeen]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Enterprise, Trade and Employment]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|type=si|number=316|name=Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2005|date=28 June 2005|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
|Labour Affairs
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Brendan Smith (politician)|Brendan Smith]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Agriculture and Food]]
|Food and Horticulture
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|colspan=5|

===Changes 5 October 2004===
Following the resignation of [[Jim McDaid]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-10-05/20/|title=Responsibilities of Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=5 October 2004|access-date=1 October 2021|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-10-05/speech/168/|title=Leaders' Questions – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=5 October 2004|access-date=1 October 2021|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-10-06/speech/189/|quote=Deputy Conor Lenihan's appointment as Minister of State became effective from yesterday following completion of the formalities of Deputy McDaid's resignation under the statute.|title=Order of Business – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=6 October 2004|access-date=1 October 2021|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref>
|-
|[[Conor Lenihan]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]]
|Overseas Development and Human Rights
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|colspan=5|

===Change 7 December 2005===
Redesignation of role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-04-04/speech/356/|title=Written Answers: Youth Services – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=4 April 2006|access-date=11 March 2022|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref>
|-
|[[Brian Lenihan Jnr|Brian Lenihan]]<br>{{small|(In attendance at cabinet)}}<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2006|type=si|number=214|name=Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998 (Allowances and Allocations) (Amendment) Order 2006|date=21 March 2006|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Health|Health and Children]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Justice|Justice, Equality and Law Reform]]<br>[[Minister of State at the Department of Education|Education and Science]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2006|type=si|number=533|name=Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2006|date=10 October 2006|access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>||[[Minister of State for Children|Office of the Minister for Children]]
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|colspan=5|

===Changes 14 February 2006===
Following the resignation of [[Ivor Callely]] on 8 December 2005.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Appointment of Ministers of State |journal=Iris Oifigiúil |date=17 February 2006 |volume=2006 |issue=14 |page=171|url=https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2006/february/2006%2002%2017%20IO%20Issue.PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-02-14/2/|title=Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=14 February 2006|access-date=14 July 2020|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028210418/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-02-14/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!Name
!Department(s)
!Responsibility
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[Mary Wallace]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Agriculture and Food]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2006|type=si|number=299|name=Agriculture and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2006|date=30 May 2006|access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>
|Forestry
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[John Browne (Fianna Fáil politician)|John Browne]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications|Communications, Marine and Natural Resources]]
|Marine<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2006|type=si|number=82|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2006|date=21 February 2006|access-date=10 January 2022}}; {{cite Irish legislation|year=2006|type=si|number=167|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (No. 2) 2006|date=12 April 2006|access-date=10 January 2022}}; {{cite Irish legislation|year=2006|type=si|number=353|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (No. 3) 2006|date=4 July 2006|access-date=10 January 2022}}; {{cite Irish legislation|year=2006|type=si|number=543|name=Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (No. 4) 2006|date=24 October 2006|access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|[[Pat "the Cope" Gallagher]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Transport|Transport]]
|Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
|colspan=5|

===Changes 12 December 2006===
Following the resignation of [[Síle de Valera]] on 8 December 2006.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Resignation of Minister of State / Appointment of Minister of State |journal=Iris Oifigiúil |date=15 December 2006 |volume=2006 |issue=100 |page=1281|url=https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2006/december/2006%2012%2015%20IO%20Issue.PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-12-12/2/|title=Appointment of Minister of State – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)|date=12 December 2006|access-date=14 July 2020|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102115630/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-12-12/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!Name
!Department(s)
!Responsibility
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[Seán Haughey]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Education|Education and Science]]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2007|type=si|number=101|name=Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2007|date=13 February 2007|access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
|Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|}

==Dissolution==
On 29 April 2007, the president dissolved the Dáil on the advice of the Taoiseach, and a [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] was held on 24 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/president-dissolves-d%C3%A1il-clears-way-for-election-1.1295613|title=President dissolves Dáil, clears way for election|website=[[The Irish Times]]|date=30 April 2007|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923041211/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/president-dissolves-d%C3%A1il-clears-way-for-election-1.1295613|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[30th Dáil]] met on 14 June and Bertie Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach and formed a [[27th Government of Ireland|new government]].


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite web |title=Twenty Ninth Dáil |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/1c787a-twenty-ninth-dail/ |website=Government of Ireland |access-date=1 October 2021 |date=7 December 2018}}

{{26th Government of Ireland}}
{{26th Government of Ireland}}
{{Governments of Ireland}}
{{Governments of Ireland}}

Latest revision as of 17:14, 29 March 2024

26th government of Ireland

Government of Ireland
Date formed6 June 2002 (2002-06-06)
Date dissolved14 June 2007 (2007-06-14)
People and organisations
PresidentMary McAleese
TaoiseachBertie Ahern
Tánaiste
Total no. of members15
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyFine Gael
Opposition leaderEnda Kenny
History
Election2002 general election
Legislature terms
Predecessor25th government
Successor27th government

The 26th government of Ireland (6 June 2002 – 14 June 2007) was the government of Ireland formed after the 2002 general election to the 29th Dáil which had been held on 17 May 2002. It was led by Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach, with Progressive Democrats leader Mary Harney as Tánaiste. It was the first, and to date only, coalition government to be returned to government after an election; both parties increased their number of seats, and together secured a Dáil majority, where in the previous government they had governed together as a minority government dependent on the support of Independent TDs. It lasted for 1,835 days.

Nomination of Taoiseach

[edit]

The 29th Dáil first met on 6 June 2002. In the debate on the nomination of Taoisech, outgoing Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, Labour Party leader Ruairi Quinn, and Green Party leader Trevor Sargent were each proposed. Ahern received the nomination of the Dáil.[1] Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach by President Mary McAleese.[2]

6 June 2002
Nomination of Bertie Ahern (FF) as Taoiseach[1]
Motion proposed by Charlie McCreevy and seconded by Mary Harney
Absolute majority: 84/166
Vote Parties Votes
checkY Yes Fianna Fáil (80), Progressive Democrats (8), Independent (5)
93 / 166
No Fine Gael (31), Labour Party (21), Green Party (6), Sinn Féin (5), Independent (4), Socialist Party (1)
68 / 166
Not voting Independent (4), Ceann Comhairle (1)
5 / 166

Government ministers

[edit]

After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Bertie Ahern proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.[2] They were appointed by the president on the same day.[3]

Office Name Term Party
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern 2002–2007 Fianna Fáil
Tánaiste Mary Harney 2002–2006 Progressive Democrats
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 2002–2004
Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Defence Michael Smith 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Agriculture and Food[a] Joe Walsh 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Foreign Affairs Brian Cowen 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Education and Science Noel Dempsey 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources[b] Dermot Ahern 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism[c] John O'Donoghue 2002–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Health and Children Micheál Martin 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Transport[d] Séamus Brennan 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell 2002–2007 Progressive Democrats
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government[e] Martin Cullen 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs[f] Éamon Ó Cuív 2002–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Social and Family Affairs[g] Mary Coughlan 2002–2004 Fianna Fáil

Changes 29 September 2004

[edit]

Following the resignation of Charlie McCreevy on his nomination as European Commissioner and of Michael Smith and Joe Walsh.[11][12]

Office Name Term Party
Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney 2004–2007 Progressive Democrats
Minister for Finance Brian Cowen 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Noel Dempsey 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Transport Martin Cullen 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Agriculture and Food Mary Coughlan 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Dick Roche 2004–2007 Fianna Fáil

Changes 13 September 2006

[edit]

Following the resignation of Mary Harney as leader of the Progressive Democrats and the election of Michael McDowell.[13][14]

Office Name Term Party
Tánaiste Michael McDowell 2006–2007 Progressive Democrats
Changes to departments
  1. ^ The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Food on 19 June 2002.[4]
  2. ^ The Department of Marine and Natural Resources was renamed the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources on 19 June 2002.[5]
  3. ^ The Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation was renamed the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism on 19 June 2002.[6]
  4. ^ The Department of Public Enterprise was renamed the Department of Transport on 19 June 2002.[7]
  5. ^ The Department of Environment and Local Government was renamed the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government on 10 June 2003.[8]
  6. ^ The Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands was renamed the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on 19 June 2002.[9]
  7. ^ The Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs was renamed the Department of Social and Family Affairs on 19 June 2002.[10]

Attorney General

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Rory Brady SC was appointed by the president as Attorney General on the nomination of the Taoiseach.[2][3]

Ministers of state

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On 6 June 2002, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed Mary Hanafin to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Dick Roche, the position of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs, with special responsibility for European Affairs.[2] On 18 June, the Taoiseach announced that the government had appointed with effect from 19 June the other 15 Ministers of State and that the government had also appointed Mary Hanafin to be Minister of State at the Department of Defence.[3]

Name Department(s) Responsibility Party
Mary Hanafin
(In attendance at cabinet) 		Taoiseach
Defence		 Government Chief Whip
Defence
Information society 		Fianna Fáil
Dick Roche Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs 		European Affairs Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan Health and Children
Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Education and Science[15]		 Children Fianna Fáil
Tom Kitt Foreign Affairs Overseas Development and Human Rights Fianna Fáil
Síle de Valera Education and Science[16] Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage Fianna Fáil
Jim McDaid Transport Road Traffic and Road Haulage Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey Enterprise, Trade and Employment Labour Affairs Fianna Fáil
Noel Treacy Agriculture and Food Food and Horticulture Fianna Fáil
Willie O'Dea Justice, Equality and Law Reform Equality and Disability Issues Fianna Fáil
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher Environment, Heritage and Local Government Environmental Protection Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward Agriculture and Food Animal Health and Welfare; and Customer Service Fianna Fáil
John Browne Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Marine Fianna Fáil
Michael Ahern Enterprise, Trade and Employment[17] Trade and Commerce Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely Health and Children Older People Fianna Fáil
Noel Ahern Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 		Housing and Urban Renewal
Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs 		Fianna Fáil
Tim O'Malley Health and Children Mental Health Services and Food Safety Progressive Democrats
Tom Parlon Finance Office of Public Works Progressive Democrats

Changes 29 September 2004

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Following the election to the European Parliament of Liam Aylward and the appointment to government of Mary Hanafin, Dick Roche and Willie O'Dea.[12]

Name Department(s) Responsibility Party
Tom Kitt Taoiseach
Defence		 Government Chief Whip Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey Justice, Equality and Law Reform Equality and Disability Issues Fianna Fáil
Noel Treacy Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs 		European Affairs Fianna Fáil
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher Communications, Marine and Natural Resources[18] Marine Fianna Fáil
John Browne Agriculture and Food Forestry Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely Transport Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority Fianna Fáil
Seán Power Health and Children[19] Health Promotion Fianna Fáil
Batt O'Keeffe Environment, Heritage and Local Government Environmental Protection Fianna Fáil
Tony Killeen Enterprise, Trade and Employment[20] Labour Affairs Fianna Fáil
Brendan Smith Agriculture and Food Food and Horticulture Fianna Fáil

Changes 5 October 2004

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Following the resignation of Jim McDaid.[21][22][23]

Conor Lenihan Foreign Affairs Overseas Development and Human Rights Fianna Fáil

Change 7 December 2005

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Redesignation of role.[24]

Brian Lenihan
(In attendance at cabinet)[25] 		Health and Children
Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Education and Science[26]		 Office of the Minister for Children Fianna Fáil

Changes 14 February 2006

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Following the resignation of Ivor Callely on 8 December 2005.[27][28]

Name Department(s) Responsibility Party
Mary Wallace Agriculture and Food[29] Forestry Fianna Fáil
John Browne Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Marine[30] Fianna Fáil
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher Transport Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority Fianna Fáil

Changes 12 December 2006

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Following the resignation of Síle de Valera on 8 December 2006.[31][32]

Name Department(s) Responsibility Party
Seán Haughey Education and Science[33] Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage Fianna Fáil

Dissolution

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On 29 April 2007, the president dissolved the Dáil on the advice of the Taoiseach, and a general election was held on 24 May.[34] The 30th Dáil met on 14 June and Bertie Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach and formed a new government.

References

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  20. ^ Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 316 of 2005). Signed on 28 June 2005. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 April 2022.
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  23. ^ "Order of Business – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 October 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2021. Deputy Conor Lenihan's appointment as Minister of State became effective from yesterday following completion of the formalities of Deputy McDaid's resignation under the statute.
  24. ^ "Written Answers: Youth Services – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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