Government of the 31st Dáil explained

Cabinet Name:29th government of Ireland
Cabinet Type:Government
Jurisdiction:Ireland
Date Formed:9 March 2011
Date Dissolved:6 May 2016
Government Head Title:Taoiseach
Government Head:Enda Kenny
Deputy Government Head Title:Tánaiste
State Head Title:President
Current Number:15
Legislature Status:Majority Coalition
Opposition Cabinet:First Martin front bench
Opposition Party:Fianna Fáil
Opposition Leader:Micheál Martin
Election:2011 general election
Outgoing Formation:2016 government formation
Previous:28th government
Successor:30th government

The 29th government of Ireland (9 March 2011 – 6 May 2016) was the government of Ireland which was formed following the 2011 general election to the 31st Dáil on 25 February 2011. It was a coalition government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party led by Enda Kenny as Taoiseach. From 2011 to 2014, Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore served as Tánaiste, and from 2014 to 2016, the new Labour leader Joan Burton served as Tánaiste.

It lasted days from its appointment until its resignation, and continued to carry out its duties for a further 57 days until the appointment of the successor government, giving a total of days in office.

Nomination of Taoiseach

The 31st Dáil first met on 9 March 2011. In the debate on the nomination of Taoisech, only Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny was proposed.[1] This proposal was carried with 117 votes in favour and 27 votes against, the greatest number of votes cast in the Dáil in favour of the nomination of a candidate for Taoiseach. Kenny was appointed as Taoiseach by president Mary McAleese.[2]

9 March 2011
Nomination of Enda Kenny (FG) as Taoiseach[3]
Motion proposed by Simon Harris and seconded by Ciara Conway
Absolute majority: 84/166
width=80px Votewidth=425px Partieswidth=80px align="center" Votes
Yes Fine Gael (76), Labour Party (37), Independent (5)
No Sinn Féin (14), Independent (8), People Before Profit (2), Socialist Party (2), Workers and Unemployed Action (1)
Not voting Fianna Fáil (20), Ceann Comhairle (1), Independent (1)

Government ministers

After his appointment by the president, Enda Kenny proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.[4] [5] [6]

OfficeNameTermParty
TaoiseachEnda Kenny2011–2016
TánaisteEamon Gilmore2011–2014
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for FinanceMichael Noonan2011–2016
Minister for Education and SkillsRuairi Quinn2011–2014
Minister for Public Expenditure and ReformBrendan Howlin2011–2016
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and InnovationRichard Bruton
Minister for Social ProtectionJoan Burton
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the GaeltachtJimmy Deenihan2011–2014
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesPat Rabbitte
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local GovernmentPhil HoganFine Gael
Minister for Justice and EqualityAlan Shatter2011–2014
Minister for Defence
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the MarineSimon Coveney2011–2016
Minister for Children and Youth AffairsFrances Fitzgerald2011–2014
Minister for HealthJames Reilly
Minister for Transport, Tourism and SportLeo Varadkar

Changes 8 May 2014

Following the resignation of Alan Shatter on 7 May.[7] [8] [9]

Minister for Justice and EqualityFrances Fitzgerald2014–2016Fine Gael
Minister for DefenceEnda Kenny (acting)2014
Minister for Children and Youth AffairsCharles Flanagan2014

Changes 11 July 2014

Following the election of Joan Burton as leader of the Labour Party, Eamon Gilmore, Pat Rabbitte and Ruairi Quinn resigned from cabinet. Phil Hogan resigned on his nomination as European Commissioner.[10] [11] [12]

TánaisteJoan Burton2014–2016
Minister for DefenceSimon Coveney
Minister for Children and Youth AffairsJames Reilly
Minister for HealthLeo Varadkar
Minister for Foreign Affairs and TradeCharles Flanagan
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesAlex White
Minister for Education and SkillsJan O'Sullivan
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local GovernmentAlan Kelly
Minister for Transport, Tourism and SportPaschal Donohoe
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the GaeltachtHeather Humphreys
Changes to departments

Attorney General

On 9 March 2011, Máire Whelan SC was appointed as Attorney General by the president on the nomination of the Taoiseach.[13]

Ministers of state

On 9 March 2011, Paul Kehoe and Willie Penrose were appointed by the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach as ministers of state who would attend cabinet without a vote. On 10 March 2011, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed 13 further ministers of state.[14] [15] [16]

NameDepartment(s)ResponsibilityTermParty
Paul Kehoe
Taoiseach[17]
Defence[18] 		Government Chief Whip
Defence		2011–2016
Willie Penrose
Environment, Community and Local Government[19] Housing and Planning2011
Dinny McGinleyArts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht[20] Gaeltacht Affairs2011–2014
Róisín ShortallHealth[21] Primary care2011–2012
John PerryJobs, Enterprise and Innovation[22] Small Business2011–2014
Michael RingTransport, Tourism and SportTourism and Sport2011–2016
Jan O'SullivanForeign Affairs and TradeTrade and Development2011
Kathleen LynchJustice and Equality
Health[23] 		Disability, Equality and Mental Health2011–2014
Fergus O'DowdEnvironment, Community and Local Government
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources[24] 		NewERA Project[25] 2011–2014
Brian HayesPublic Expenditure and Reform
Finance		Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works2011–2014
Shane McEnteeAgriculture, Food and the Marine[26] Food, Horticulture and Food Safety2011–2012
Lucinda CreightonTaoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade		European Affairs2011–2013
Seán SherlockJobs, Enterprise and Innovation[27]
Education and Skills		Research and Innovation2011–2014
Ciarán CannonEducation and Skills[28] Training and Skills2011–2014
Alan KellyTransport, Tourism and SportPublic and Commuter Transport2011–2014

Changes on 20 December 2011

Following the resignation of Willie Penrose on 15 November 2011.[29] [30]

Jan O'Sullivan
Environment, Community and Local Government[31] Housing and Planning
Joe CostelloForeign Affairs and TradeTrade and Development2011–2014

Change on 2 October 2012

Following the resignation of Róisín Shortall on 26 September 2012.[32] [33] [34] [35]

Alex WhiteHealth[36] Primary care

Change on 5 June 2013

Following the death of Shane McEntee on 21 December 2012.[37] [38]

Tom HayesAgriculture, Food and the Marine[39] Forestry, Horticulture, the Greyhound Industry and Food Safety

Change on 12 July 2013

Following the resignation of Lucinda Creighton on 11 July 2013.[40] [41]

Paschal DonohoeTaoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade		European Affairs

Changes on 11 July 2014

Following the appointment of Jan O'Sullivan to cabinet and the demotion of Jimmy Deenihan from cabinet.[42]

Ged Nash
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation[43] Business and Employment
Jimmy DeenihanTaoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade		Diaspora2014–2016

Changes on 15 July 2014

Brian Hayes was elected as an MEP on 23 May. Dinny McGinley, John Perry, Fergus O'Dowd, Ciarán Cannon and Joe Costello resigned on the request of the party leaders to facilitate a wider reshuffle.[44] [45]

Kathleen LynchHealth[46] Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability2014–2016
Seán SherlockForeign Affairs and TradeOverseas Development Assistance, Trade Promotion and North/South Cooperation2014–2016
Damien EnglishEducation and Skills[47]
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation[48] 		Skills, Research and Innovation2014–2016
Joe McHughArts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht[49]
Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources2014–2016
Paudie CoffeyEnvironment, Community and Local Government[50] Housing, Planning and Construction 2020 Strategy2014–2016
Simon HarrisFinance
Public Expenditure and Reform
Taoiseach		Office of Public Works, Public Procurement and International Banking2014–2016
Kevin HumphreysSocial Protection[51] Employment, Community and Social Support2014–2016
Dara MurphyTaoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Justice and Equality[52] 		European Affairs and Data Protection2014–2016
Justice and Equality[53]
Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht		New communities, culture and equality2014–2016
Ann PhelanAgriculture, Food and the Marine
Transport, Tourism and Sport		Rural economic development and rural transport2014–2016

Change on 22 April 2015

Additional responsibilities.[54]

Aodhán Ó RíordáinHealth[55] Drugs strategy2015–2016

Economic Management Council

The Economic Management Council was a cabinet subcommittee of senior ministers formed to co-ordinate the response to the Irish financial crisis and the government's dealings with the troika of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.[56] Its members were the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, the Minister for Finance, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.[57] It was supported by the Department of the Taoiseach, led by Dermot McCarthy.[58] Brigid Laffan compared it to a war cabinet.[59] Opposition parties suggested the Council represented a dangerous concentration of power.[60]

Following the formation of a government in 2016, Shane Ross, an incoming member of the new 30th Government of Ireland, confirmed in the Dáil that the subcommittee would not form part of the new government. Ross told the Dáil on 6 May 2016: "I had a conversation last night with the Taoiseach. I was talking to him about Dáil reform and I asked him about an issue – a last point I had forgotten to ask about earlier – which was the abolition of the Economic Management Council. I thought it was going to be like one of these thorny topics which we had been through over the last few weeks. He told me okay, it is gone, that it had been needed for a particular time and it is not needed any more and I was to consider it gone. To me that was very encouraging because it meant that one of those obstacles to Dáil reform, one of those rather secretive bodies that had dictated to the Cabinet and to the Dáil the agenda of what came out to the country, was now a thing of the past."[61]

Budgets

The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, delivered the following budgets:

Motions of confidence

On 18 September 2012, Fianna Fáil TD Billy Kelleher proposed a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Health, James Reilly.[62] The debate was noted for the contribution on the second day of debate of Róisín Shortall, a Minister of State at the Department of Health, who voted with the government, but did not mention the minister.[63] [64] Following amendment, this was debated a motion commending the work of the minister, and was approved by a vote of 99 to 50. Those voting against the government included Tommy Broughan and Patrick Nulty, who had been elected as Labour Party TDs, and Denis Naughten, who had been elected as a Fine Gael TD and had left in protest at closure of services at the Roscommon University Hospital.[65] Shortall resigned as a junior minister and from the Labour Parliamentary Party the following week.

On 11 December 2012, Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty proposed a motion of no confidence in the government, stating that it had "failed to fulfil its obligations to make political decisions and choices which benefit the citizens of this State".[66] Brendan Howlin, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, proposed an amendment such that the motion read, "That Dáil Éireann has confidence in the Government as it deals with the current economic crisis in as fair a manner as possible, while prioritising economic recovery and job creation".[67] Debate continued the following day.[68] The amended motion was carried by a vote of 88 to 51. Those voting against the government included Róisín Shortall.[69]

On 1 April 2014, Fiann Fáil TD Niall Collins proposed a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter. Following amendment, this was debated a motion commending the work of the minister.[70] Debate continued on 2 April,[71] and the amended motion was carried by a vote of 95 to 51.[72] This was just over a month before Shatter resigned on the submission of the Guerin Report to the Taoiseach.[73]

On 9 December 2014, the Dáil debated a motion of confidence in the Taoiseach and in the government.[74] This motion was proposed by Taoiseach Enda Kenny in response to a motion of no confidence proposed by Sinn Féin, which referred to "the widespread public opposition to domestic water charges and to Irish Water".[75] The vote of confidence was carried by a vote of 86 to 55. Those voting against included Lucinda Creighton, Peter Mathews and Billy Timmins, who had been elected as Fine Gael TDs.[76]

Dissolution and resignation

On 3 February 2016, Taoiseach Enda Kenny sought a dissolution of the Dáil which was granted by the president, with the new Dáil to convene on 10 March.[77] The general election took place on 26 February.

The 32nd Dáil first met on 10 March 2016. Enda Kenny, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, and Richard Boyd Barrett of the Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit were each proposed for nomination as Taoiseach. None of the four motions were successful.[78] Kenny announced that he would resign as Taoiseach but that under the provisions of Article 28.11 of the Constitution, the government would continue to carry out their duties until their successors were appointed.[79] Kenny continued in this capacity until 6 May 2016, when he was again nominated for the appointment by the president to the position of Taoiseach and formed the 30th Government of Ireland.

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