Green Party Front Bench (Ireland) Explained

The Green Party/Comhaontas Glas is the fourth-largest political party in the Oireachtas.

The party has twelve TDs, four Senators, two MEPs, two MLAs and fifty six members of local government (forty eight in the Republic of Ireland and eight in Northern Ireland).

2020–present

Portfolio[1] SpokespersonConstituency
Party leader
Environment, Climate and Communications & Transport
Minister Eamon Ryan TDDublin Bay South
Deputy leader
Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Minister Catherine Martin TDDublin Rathdown
Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and YouthMinister Roderic O'Gorman TDDublin West
Land Use and BiodiversityMinister of State, Senator Pippa HackettLaois-Offaly
Public Procurement and eGovernmentMinister of State Ossian Smyth TDDún Laoghaire
Community Development and CharitiesMinister of State Joe O'Brien TDDublin Fingal
Heritage and Electoral ReformMinister of State Malcolm Noonan TDCarlow–Kilkenny
Social ProtectionMarc Ó Cathasaigh TDWaterford
Finance, Public Expenditure and HealthNeasa Hourigan TDDublin Central
Brian Leddin TDLimerick City
JusticePatrick Costello TDDublin South-Central
Planning and Local GovernmentSteven Matthews TDWicklow
HousingFrancis Noel Duffy TDDublin South-West
MarineGrace O'Sullivan MEPIreland South
Irish LanguageRob O'DonnellTipperary
Education & Higher EducationSenator Pauline O'ReillyGalway West
Foreign Affairs & Defence with responsibility for BrexitSenator Vincent P. MartinKildare North
Rural Development & Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentSenator Róisín GarveyClare

2019–2020

PortfolioSpokesperson
Party leader
Communications
Eamon Ryan TD
Deputy leader
Education and Skills
Catherine Martin TD
Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, Marine and TourismGrace O'Sullivan MEP
Agriculture, Heritage, Food and Animal WelfareSenator Pippa Hackett
Constitutional ReformCllr. Oliver Moran
Irish LanguageCllr. Peter Kavanagh
JusticeRoderic O'Gorman TD
FinanceNeasa Hourigan TD
TransportPatrick Costello TD
Children and Youth AffairsCllr. Pauline O'Reily
Social ProtectionMarc Ó Cathasaigh TD
DigitalOssain Smyth TD
Local GovernmentMalcolm Noonan TD
WaterSteven Matthews TD
Foreign AffairsCllr. Vincent P. Martin
HealthDr. Séamus McMenamin
ClimateCllr. David Healy
Heritage, Culture and the ArtsCllr. Claire Byrne
EnterpriseCllr. Hazel Chu
Rural DevelopmentCllr. Roisin Garvey
Equality and DisabilityCllr. Una Power
HousingCllr. Deidre Ni Fhloinn
EnergyBrian Leddin TD

2016–2019

PortfolioSpokesperson
Party leaderEamon Ryan TD
Deputy leader
Education and Skills
Catherine Martin TD
FinanceCllr. Mark Dearey
JusticeCllr. Roderic O'Gorman
TransportCllr. Ciarán Cuffe
Housing and PlanningCllr. Francis Duffy
Environment
Local Government
Cllr. Malcolm Noonan
EnergyGearóid Fitzgibbon
WelfareLorna Bogue

2012–2016

PortfolioSpokesperson
Party leaderEamon Ryan
Deputy leader
Education and Skills
Catherine Martin
Public Expenditure and ReformCiarán Cuffe
Social ProtectionRoderic O'Gorman
Justice, Equality and DefenceJoan Campbell
Transport, Tourism and SportAdam Douglas
Jobs, Enterprise and InnovationMarianne Butler
HealthOisín Ó hAlmhain
European AffairsBrian Meaney
Foreign Affairs and TradeNiamh Fitzgibbon
Housing and PlanningTom Kivlehan
Environment, Community and Local GovernmentMalcolm Noonan
Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesOssian Smith
Children and Youth AffairsPatrick Costello
Arts, Heritage and the GaeltachtRian Coulter
ForestryCathy Fitzgerald
Agriculture, Food and MarineSeamus Sheridan
FinanceMark Dearey
WelfareLorna Bogue

2007–2011

PortfolioSpokesperson
Party leaderJohn Gormley
Deputy leaderMary White
EducationPaul Gogarty
Transport
Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
Eamon Ryan

2002–2007

PortfolioSpokesperson
Party LeaderTrevor Sargent
Finance
Social and Family Affairs
Community, Rural Development and the Islands
Dan Boyle
Foreign Affairs
Defence
Health and Children
Party Chairman
John Gormley
EnvironmentCiarán Cuffe (until 2003)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representatives - Green Party. Green Party (Ireland). 10 July 2021.