The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have promoted eight backbenchers into the junior Ministerial ranks, but none are from Clare.
The big winner is Wicklow TD Simon Harris who takes on the role of Junior Minister in the Department of Finance.
Five outgoing Ministers of State were sacked by Enda Kenny and Joan Burton, including Joe Costello, John Perry and Ciaran Cannon.
The Government decision in relation to Ministers of State is as follows:
Fine Gael Ministers of State
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with Special Responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Defence – Paul Kehoe TD
Minister of State at the Departments of Finance PER and Taoiseach with Special Responsibility for the OPW, Public procurement, and International Banking (incl IFSC) – Simon Harris TD
Minister of State at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs Natural Resources with Special Responsibility for European Affairs and Data Protection – Dara Murphy TD
Minister of State at the Departments of Education and Skills and Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
With Special Responsibility for Skills, Research and Innovation – Damien English TD
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine With Special Responsibility for Food, Forestry Horticulture and Food Safety – Tom Hayes TD
Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with Special Responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources – Joe McHugh TD
Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport with Special Responsibility for Tourism and Sport – Michael Ring TD
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment with Special Responsibility for Housing, Planning and Coordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy – Paudie Coffey TD
Minister of State at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs with Special Responsibility for the Diaspora – Jimmy Deenihan TD
Labour Ministers of State
Super-Junior : Minister for Business and Employment (at D/Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation) With Special responsibility for small business and collective bargaining – Ged Nash TD
Minister of State at the Department of Health With Special Responsibility for Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability – Kathleen Lynch TD
Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection with Special Responsibility for Activation – Kevin Humphreys TD
Minister of State at the Departments of Agriculture, Food and Marine and Transport, Tourism and Sport with Special Responsibility for Rural Economic Development (implementation of the CEDRA Report) and rural transport – Ann Phelan TD
Minister of State at the Departments of Justice and Equality and Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht With Special Responsibility for Equality, New Communities and Culture – Aodhan O’Ríordain TD
Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with Special Responsibility for ODA, Trade Promotion and North South cooperation – Sean Sherlock TD
