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| 2 | 23rd Government of Ireland - Composition |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Office | Name | Name | Term | Party |
| 4 | Taoiseach | - | Albert Reynolds | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 5 | Tánaiste | - | Dick Spring | 1993–94 | Labour Party |
| 6 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | - | Dick Spring | 1993–94 | Labour Party |
| 7 | Minister for Finance | - | Bertie Ahern | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 8 | Minister for Social Welfare | - | Michael Woods | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 9 | Minister for Justice | - | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 10 | Minister for Enterprise and Employment | - | Ruairi Quinn | 1993–94 | Labour Party |
| 11 | Minister for the Environment | - | Michael Smith | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 12 | Minister for Defence | - | David Andrews | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 13 | Minister for the Marine | - | David Andrews | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 14 | Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry | - | Joe Walsh | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 15 | Minister for Tourism and Trade | - | Charlie McCreevy | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 16 | Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications | - | Brian Cowen | 1993–94 | Fianna Fáil |
| 17 | Minister for Equality and Law Reform | - | Mervyn Taylor | 1993–94 | Labour Party |
| 18 | Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht | - | Michael D. Higgins | 1993–94 | Labour Party |
| 19 | Minister for Health | - | Brendan Howlin | 1993–94 | Labour Party |
| 20 | Minister for Education | - | Niamh Bhreathnach | 1993–94 | Labour Party |

Question: Which two parties formed a coalition in the 23rd Government of Ireland and what were their names?
Answer: The 23rd Government of Ireland was a coalition of Fianna Fáil (with leader Albert Reynolds as Taoiseach) and the Labour Party (with leader Dick Spring as Tánaiste).