Taoiseach Simon Harris with Tánaiste Micheál Martin, Minister Eamon Ryan and his newly appointed Ministers of State at Government Buildings. Photograph: Government Information Serviceshas been moved from his role as junior enterprise minister to a sought after role in the Department of Finance.
Higgins was unsuccessful in a bid to take a Dáil seat in the 2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election but was elected in the general election in 2020. The 38-year-old has a background in the tech sector having worked as chief of staff of global operations with PayPal. She has been vocal on the need for social media companies to tackle online abuse.Alan Dillion
With third level qualifications in science he retired from inter-county football in 2017, going on to co-found Dillon Engineering Services, which works with the pharma and medical devices sectors. Dillon replaced former Taoiseach Enda Kenny on the party’s ticket in Mayo and was elected to the Dáil on his first attempt in 2020.Kieran O’Donnell.
A solicitor by training, he served as a substitute member of the European Parliament for the Ireland South constituency from 2007 to 2009 when then MEP Simon Coveney was re-elected to the Dáil. He was elected to the Seanad in 2011 and first elected to the Dáil for Cork North Central in 2020 having been unsuccessful in the 2019 by-election just three months previously.