Ministers of State of the 24th Dáil
Ministers of State (16 December 1982 – 21 January 1987)
Name Office Department(s) Party Seán BarrettGovernment Chief WhipDepartment of the TaoiseachFine GaelMinister of State at the Department of DefenceDepartment of DefenceNuala FennellMinister of State for Women's Affairs Department of the TaoiseachFine GaelTed NealonMinister of State for Arts and Culture Department of the TaoiseachFine GaelRuairi QuinnMinister of State for Urban Affairs and Housing Department of the EnvironmentLabour PartyJim O'KeeffeMinister of State for Overseas Development Department of Foreign AffairsFine GaelPatrick HegartyMinister of State for Production Department of AgricultureFine GaelPaul Connaughton SnrMinister of State for Land Structure and Development Department of AgricultureFine GaelJoseph BerminghamMinister of State for the Office of Public Works Department of FinanceLabour PartyEdward CollinsMinister of State for Energy Affairs Department of Industry and EnergyFine GaelJohn DonnellanMinister of State for Posts and Telegraphs Service Department of Posts and Telegraphs Department of TransportFine GaelMichael MoynihanMinister of State for Tourism Department of Trade, Commerce and TourismLabour PartyGeorge BirminghamMinister of State for Youth Affairs Department of LabourFine GaelFergus O'BrienMinister of State for Public Health and Social Welfare Information Department of Health Department of Social WelfareFine GaelDonal CreedMinister of State for School Buildings and Sport Department of EducationFine GaelMichael D'ArcyMinister of State for Fisheries and Forestry Department of Fisheries and Forestry Department of the GaeltachtFine Gael

Ministers of State of the 24th Dáil

Section Title: Ministers of State (16 December 1982 – 21 January 1987)
Table Section Text: Name Office Department(s) Party Seán BarrettGovernment Chief WhipDepartment of the TaoiseachFine GaelMinister of State at the Department of DefenceDepartment of DefenceNuala FennellMinister of State for Women's Affairs Department of the TaoiseachFine GaelTed NealonMinister of State for Arts and Culture Department of the TaoiseachFine GaelRuairi QuinnMinister of State for Urban Affairs and Housing Department of the EnvironmentLabour PartyJim O'KeeffeMinister of State for Overseas Development Department of Foreign AffairsFine GaelPatrick HegartyMinister of State for Production Department of AgricultureFine GaelPaul Connaughton SnrMinister of State for Land Structure and Development Department of AgricultureFine GaelJoseph BerminghamMinister of State for the Office of Public Works Department of FinanceLabour PartyEdward CollinsMinister of State for Energy Affairs Department of Industry and EnergyFine GaelJohn DonnellanMinister of State for Posts and Telegraphs Service Department of Posts and Telegraphs Department of TransportFine GaelMichael MoynihanMinister of State for Tourism Department of Trade, Commerce and TourismLabour PartyGeorge BirminghamMinister of State for Youth Affairs Department of LabourFine GaelFergus O'BrienMinister of State for Public Health and Social Welfare Information Department of Health Department of Social WelfareFine GaelDonal CreedMinister of State for School Buildings and Sport Department of EducationFine GaelMichael D'ArcyMinister of State for Fisheries and Forestry Department of Fisheries and Forestry Department of the GaeltachtFine Gael

Name	Office	Department(s)	Party

Seán Barrett	Government Chief Whip	Department of the Taoiseach	Fine Gael

Minister of State at the Department of Defence	Department of Defence

Nuala Fennell	Minister of State for Women's Affairs	Department of the Taoiseach	Fine Gael

Ted Nealon	Minister of State for Arts and Culture	Department of the Taoiseach	Fine Gael

Ruairi Quinn	Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Housing	Department of the Environment	Labour Party

Jim O'Keeffe	Minister of State for Overseas Development	Department of Foreign Affairs	Fine Gael

Patrick Hegarty	Minister of State for Production	Department of Agriculture	Fine Gael

Paul Connaughton Snr	Minister of State for Land Structure and Development	Department of Agriculture	Fine Gael

Joseph Bermingham	Minister of State for the Office of Public Works	Department of Finance	Labour Party

Edward Collins	Minister of State for Energy Affairs	Department of Industry and Energy	Fine Gael

John Donnellan	Minister of State for Posts and Telegraphs Service	Department of Posts and Telegraphs Department of Transport	Fine Gael

Michael Moynihan	Minister of State for Tourism	Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism	Labour Party

George Birmingham	Minister of State for Youth Affairs	Department of Labour	Fine Gael

Fergus O'Brien	Minister of State for Public Health and Social Welfare Information	Department of Health Department of Social Welfare	Fine Gael

Donal Creed	Minister of State for School Buildings and Sport	Department of Education	Fine Gael

Michael D'Arcy	Minister of State for Fisheries and Forestry	Department of Fisheries and Forestry Department of the Gaeltacht	Fine Gael

Changes 7 January 1983[edit] Nuala Fennell was appointed Minister of State for Family Law Reform at the Department of Justice in addition to her existing post.

Changes 18 February 1983[edit] Ted Nealon was appointed Minister of State for Broadcasting at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs in addition to his existing post.

Changes 15 December 1983[edit]

Name	Office	Department(s)	Party

Edward Collins	Minister of State	Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism	Fine Gael

John Donnellan	Minister of State	Department of Health Department of Social Welfare	Fine Gael

George Birmingham	Minister of State	Department of Education	Fine Gael

Fergus O'Brien	Minister of State	Department of the Environment	Fine Gael

Séamus Pattison	Minister of State	Department of Social Welfare	Labour Party

Changes 13 February 1986[edit]

Name	Office	Department(s)	Party

Fergus O'Brien	Government Chief Whip	Department of the Taoiseach	Fine Gael

Minister of State at the Department of Defence	Department of Defence

Minister of State	Department of the Environment

Seán Barrett	Minister of State	Department of the Taoiseach Department of Education	Fine Gael

Jim O'Keeffe	Minister of State	Department of the Public Service	Fine Gael

Patrick Hegarty	Minister of State	Department of Agriculture Department of Industry and Commerce	Fine Gael

George Birmingham	Minister of State for European Affairs and Development Co-operation	Department of Foreign Affairs	Fine Gael

Enda Kenny	Minister of State for Youth Affairs	Department of Labour Department of Education	Fine Gael

Toddy O'Sullivan	Minister of State for Grants Administration	Department of the Environment	Labour Party

Avril Doyle	Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Environmental Protection	Department of Finance Department of the Environment	Fine Gael

Changes 18 February 1986[edit] Donal Creed and Michael D'Arcy are removed from office following their refusal to resign in order to facilitate a reshuffle.

Changes 23 September 1986[edit] Changes following the dismissal of Edward Collins.

Name	Office	Department(s)	Party

Richard Bruton	Minister of State for Energy Affairs	Department of Energy Department of Industry and Commerce	Fine Gael

Sentence(s)

Seán Barrett appointed at the Department of the Taoiseach, as Government Chief Whip.

final_sentence: Seán Barrett appointed at the Department of the Taoiseach, as Government Chief Whip.