Government of the 22nd Dáil
Government of the 22nd Dáil | |
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![]() 17th Government of Ireland | |
![]() Garret FitzGerald arriving for The Lisbon Treaty Count | |
Date formed | 30 June 1981 |
Date dissolved | 9 March 1982 |
People and organisations | |
President | Patrick Hillery |
Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
Tánaiste | Michael O'Leary |
Total no. of members | 15 |
Member parties | Fine Gael Labour Party |
Status in legislature | Minority Coalition |
Opposition party | Fianna Fáil |
Opposition leader | Charles Haughey |
History | |
Election | 1981 general election |
Legislature terms | 22nd Dáil 15th Seanad |
Predecessor | 16th Government |
Successor | 18th Government |
The Government of the 22nd Dáil or the 17th Government of Ireland (30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982) was the government of Ireland formed after the 1981 general election. It was a minority coalition government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party led by Garret FitzGerald as Taoiseach.
The 17th Government lasted for 252 days.
17th Government of Ireland
Nomination of Taoiseach
The members of the 22nd Dáil first met on 30 June 1981. In the debate on the nomination of Taoiseach, Fianna Fáil leader and outgoing Taoiseach Charles Haughey, and Fine Gael leader Garret FitzGerald were both proposed.[1] The nomination of Haughey was defeated with 79 votes in favour to 83 against, while the nomination of FitzGerald was carried with 81 in favour and 78 against. FitzGerald was then appointed as Taoiseach by President Patrick Hillery.[2]
30 June 1981 Nomination of Garret FitzGerald (FG) for Taoiseach[3] Motion proposed by Oliver J. Flanagan and seconded by Ivan Yates Absolute majority: 84/166 | ||
Vote | Parties | Votes |
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Fine Gael (65), Labour Party (15), Independent (1) | 81 / 166
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No | Fianna Fáil (78) | 78 / 166
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Not voting | Ceann Comhairle (1), Socialist Labour Party (1), Sinn Féin – Workers' Party (1), Independent Fianna Fáil (1), Independent (1) | 5 / 166
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In prison | Anti H-Block (2) | 2 / 166
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Members of the Government
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Garret FitzGerald proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.[2] They were appointed by the president on the same day.[4]
Office | Name | Term | Party | |
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Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Tánaiste | Michael O'Leary | 1981–82 | rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
Minister for Industry and Energy[a] | ||||
Minister for Agriculture | Alan Dukes | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for Defence | James Tully | 1981–82
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Labour | |
Minister for Education | John Boland | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for the Environment | Peter Barry | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for Finance | John Bruton | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for Fisheries and Forestry | Tom Fitzpatrick | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | John Kelly | 1981 (acting)
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for the Gaeltacht | Paddy O'Toole | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for Health | Eileen Desmond | 1981–82 | rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
Minister for Social Welfare | ||||
Minister for Justice | Jim Mitchell | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for Labour | Liam Kavanagh | 1981–82 | rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
Minister for the Public Service | ||||
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | Patrick Cooney | 1981–82 | rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
Minister for Transport | ||||
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism[b] | John Kelly | 1981–82
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Fine Gael | |
Change 21 October 1981Appointment of Sen. James Dooge, whose nomination had to await until after the election to Seanad Éireann.[7][8] | ||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | James Dooge | 1981–82
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Fine Gael |
- Notes
Attorney General
On 30 July 1981, Peter Sutherland SC was appointed by the president as Attorney General on the nomination of the Taoiseach.[2][4]
Ministers of State
On 30 June 1981, the Government appointed Ministers of State on the nomination of the Taoiseach.[4]
Name | Responsibility | Department(s) | Party | |
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Gerry L'Estrange | Government Chief Whip | Department of the Taoiseach | rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
Defence | Department of Defence | |||
Edward Collins | Oil and Minerals Exploration | Department of Industry and Energy
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Fine Gael | |
Fergus O'Brien | Housing | Department of the Environment
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Fine Gael | |
Donal Creed | Health | Department of Health
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Fine Gael | |
Mary Flaherty | Poverty and the Family | Department of Health Department of Social Welfare style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" | |
Fine Gael | |
Joseph Bermingham | Office of Public Works | Department of Finance
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Labour | |
Barry Desmond | Economic Planning | Department of Finance
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Labour | |
Paddy Harte | Telecommunications | Department of Posts and Telegraphs
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Fine Gael | |
Michael Begley | Tourism | Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism
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Fine Gael | |
Michael Keating | Youth and Sport | Department of Education
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Fine Gael | |
Dick Spring | Law Reform | Department of Justice
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Labour | |
Michael D'Arcy | Production and Marketing | Department of Agriculture
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Fine Gael | |
Ted Nealon | Western Development | Department of Agriculture
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Fine Gael | |
Jim O'Keeffe | Overseas Development | Department of Foreign Affairs
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Fine Gael | |
Changes 11 November 1981Reshuffle.[9] | ||||
Name | Responsibility | Department(s) | Party | |
Fergus O'Brien | Government Chief Whip | Department of the Taoiseach | rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
Defence | Department of Defence | |||
Donal Creed | Housing | Department of the Environment
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Fine Gael | |
Gerry L'Estrange | Health | Department of Health
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Fine Gael |
Confidence in the government
On 27 January 1982, the Minister for Finance John Bruton proposed the budget.[10] The budget was defeated with 81 votes cast in favour and 82 votes cast against.[11] The Taoiseach sought a dissolution of the Dáil, which was granted by the president, leading to the February 1982 general election.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Nomination of Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 30 June 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 30 June 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Nomination of Taoiseach – Votes – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 10 June 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1981". Irish Statute Book. 19 August 1981. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Industry, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1981". Irish Statute Book. 19 August 1981. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Nomination of Member of Government: Motion – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 20 October 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.; "Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (Resumed) – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Wednesday, 21 October 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.; "Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (Resumed) – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Wednesday, 21 October 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Minister – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Thursday, 22 October 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Wednesday, 11 November 1981". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Financial Resolutions, 1982 - Financial Statement, Budget, 1982 – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Wednesday, 27 January 1982". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Financial Resolutions, 1982 - Financial Statement, Budget, 1982 – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Wednesday, 27 January 1982". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.