New Minister of State role for Mayo's Alan Dillon
Mayo TD Alan Dillon has been appointed Alan Dillon Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
The Castlebar-based representative will have special responsibility for small businesses and retail and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications as well as the circular economy.
It's a significant portfolio in view of the growing issue of urban centre decline across the country, including his home town.
The former Mayo GAA star held the post of Minister for State at the Department of Local Government and Housing in the last administration.
The appointment has been welcomed at today's meeting of Castlebar Municipal District and he was wished every success in the position.
The full list of Minister of Stare are as follows:
Mary Butler TD
Government Chief Whip and Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health
Hildegarde Naughton TD
Super Junior Minister of State with responsibility for Disability
Seán Canney TD
Super Junior Minister with responsibility for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports
Noel Grealish TD
Super Junior Minister with responsibility for Food Promotion, New Markets, Research & Development
Thomas Byrne TD
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for European Affairs and at the Department of Defence
Michael Moynihan TD
Minister of State at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion
Charlie McConalogue TD
Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media with Special Responsibility for Sport and Postal Policy
Kevin Boxer Moran TD
Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with responsibility for the Office of Public Works
Emer Higgins TD
Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD
Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and the National Drugs Strategy
Michael Healy-Rae TD
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture
Neale Richmond TD
Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for International Development and Diaspora
Jerry Buttimer TD
Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, with special responsibility for Community Development, Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands and the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport
John Cummins TD
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with special responsibility for Local Government and Planning
Christopher O'Sullivan TD
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with special responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity
Kieran O'Donnell TD
Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for Older People and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with special responsibility for Housing
Robert Troy TD
Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance
Niall Collins TD
Minister of State at the Department of Justice with special responsibility for International Law, Law Reform and Youth Justice
Niamh Smyth TD
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation
Alan Dillon TD
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Small Businesses and Retail and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with special responsibility for Circular Economy
Timmy Dooley TD
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Fisheries and at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with special responsibility for the Marine
Colm Brophy TD
Minister of State at the Department of Justice with special responsibility for Migration
Marian Harkin TD
Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with special responsibility for Further Education, Apprenticeship, Construction and Climate Skills