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Green Party Front Bench (Ireland)

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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

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Portfolio[1] Spokesperson Constituency
Party leader
Environment, Climate and Communications & Transport
Minister Eamon Ryan TD Dublin Bay South
Deputy leader
Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Minister Catherine Martin TD Dublin Rathdown
Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Minister Roderic O'Gorman TD Dublin West
Land Use and Biodiversity Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett Laois-Offaly
Public Procurement and eGovernment Minister of State Ossian Smyth TD Dún Laoghaire
Community Development and Charities Minister of State Joe O'Brien TD Dublin Fingal
Heritage and Electoral Reform Minister of State Malcolm Noonan TD Carlow–Kilkenny
Social Protection Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD Waterford
Finance, Public Expenditure and Health Neasa Hourigan TD Dublin Central
Transport, Climate Action and Environment Brian Leddin TD Limerick City
Justice Patrick Costello TD Dublin South-Central
Planning and Local Government Steven Matthews TD Wicklow
Housing Francis Noel Duffy TD Dublin South-West
Marine Grace O'Sullivan MEP Ireland South
Irish Language Rob O'Donnell Tipperary
Education & Higher Education Senator Pauline O'Reilly Galway West
Foreign Affairs & Defence with responsibility for Brexit Senator Vincent P. Martin Kildare North
Rural Development & Enterprise, Trade and Employment Senator Róisín Garvey Clare

2019–2020

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Portfolio Spokesperson
Party leader
Communications
Eamon Ryan TD
Deputy leader
Education and Skills
Catherine Martin TD
Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, Marine and Tourism Grace O'Sullivan MEP
Agriculture, Heritage, Food and Animal Welfare Senator Pippa Hackett
Constitutional Reform Cllr. Oliver Moran
Irish Language Cllr. Peter Kavanagh
Justice Roderic O'Gorman TD
Finance Neasa Hourigan TD
Transport Patrick Costello TD
Children and Youth Affairs Cllr. Pauline O'Reily
Social Protection Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD
Digital Ossain Smyth TD
Local Government Malcolm Noonan TD
Water Steven Matthews TD
Foreign Affairs Cllr. Vincent P. Martin
Health Dr. Séamus McMenamin
Climate Cllr. David Healy
Heritage, Culture and the Arts Cllr. Claire Byrne
Enterprise Cllr. Hazel Chu
Rural Development Cllr. Roisin Garvey
Equality and Disability Cllr. Una Power
Housing Cllr. Deidre Ni Fhloinn
Energy Brian Leddin TD

2016–2019

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Portfolio Spokesperson
Party leader Eamon Ryan TD
Deputy leader
Education and Skills
Catherine Martin TD
Finance Cllr. Mark Dearey
Justice Cllr. Roderic O'Gorman
Transport Cllr. Ciarán Cuffe
Housing and Planning Cllr. Francis Duffy
Environment
Local Government
Cllr. Malcolm Noonan
Energy Gearóid Fitzgibbon
Welfare Lorna Bogue

2012–2016

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Portfolio Spokesperson
Party leader Eamon Ryan
Deputy leader
Education and Skills
Catherine Martin
Public Expenditure and Reform Ciarán Cuffe
Social Protection Roderic O'Gorman
Justice, Equality and Defence Joan Campbell
Transport, Tourism and Sport Adam Douglas
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Marianne Butler
Health Oisín Ó hAlmhain
European Affairs Brian Meaney
Foreign Affairs and Trade Niamh Fitzgibbon
Housing and Planning Tom Kivlehan
Environment, Community and Local Government Malcolm Noonan
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Ossian Smith
Children and Youth Affairs Patrick Costello
Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Rian Coulter
Forestry Cathy Fitzgerald
Agriculture, Food and Marine Seamus Sheridan
Finance Mark Dearey
Welfare Lorna Bogue

2007–2011

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Portfolio Spokesperson
Party leader John Gormley
Deputy leader Mary White
Education Paul Gogarty
Transport
Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
Eamon Ryan

2002–2007

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Portfolio Spokesperson
Party Leader Trevor Sargent
Finance
Social and Family Affairs
Community, Rural Development and the Islands
Dan Boyle
Foreign Affairs
Defence
Health and Children
Party Chairman
John Gormley
Environment Ciarán Cuffe (until 2003)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Representatives - Green Party". Green Party (Ireland). Retrieved 10 July 2021.