Government of the 24th Dáil

The 24th Dáil was elected on November 24, 1982 and first met on December 14 when the 19th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 24th Dáil lasted for 1,546 days.

19th Government of Ireland – (December 14, 1982–March 10, 1987)

• An Taoiseach: Garret FitzGerald
• An Tánaiste: Dick Spring
• Minister for Finance: Alan Dukes
• Minister for Foreign Affairs: Peter Barry
• Minister for Justice: Michael Noonan
• Minister for Industry & Energy: John Bruton
• Minister for Labour: Liam Kavanagh
• Minister for the Public Service: John Boland
• Minister for Agriculture: Austin Deasy
• Minister for Defence: Patrick Cooney
• Minister for Education: Gemma Hussey
• Minister for Health: Barry Desmond
• Minister for Social Welfare: Barry Desmond
• Minister for Transport: Jim Mitchell
• Minister for Posts & Telegraphs: Jim Mitchell
• Minister for Trade, Commerce & Tourism: Frank Cluskey
• Minister for the Environment: Dick Spring
• Minister for Fisheries & Forestry: Paddy O'Toole
• Minister for the Gaeltacht: Paddy O'Toole

December 13, 1983

• Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism: John Bruton
• Minister for Labour: Ruairí Quinn
• Minister for Communications: Jim Mitchell
• Minister for Energy: Dick Spring
• Minister for the Environment: Liam Kavanagh

February 14, 1986

• Minister for Finance: John Bruton
• Minister for Justice: Alan Dukes
• Minister for Industry & Commerce: Michael Noonan
• Minister for Labour: Ruairí Quinn
• Minister for the Public Service: Ruairí Quinn
• Minister for Defence: Paddy O'Toole
• Minister for the Gaeltacht: Paddy O'Toole
• Minister for Education: Patrick Cooney
• Minister for Health: Barry Desmond
• Minister for the Environment: John Boland
• Minister for Tourism, Fisheries & Forestry: Liam Kavanagh
• Minister for Social Welfare: Gemma Hussey

January 20, 1987

• An Tánaiste: Peter Barry
• Minister for Labour: Gemma Hussey
• Minister for the Public Service: John Bruton
• Minister for Health: John Boland
• Minister for Energy: Michael Noonan
• Minister for Tourism, Fisheries & Forestry: Paddy O'Toole

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