The new cabinet of Ministers has been appointed.
Helen McEntee has been promoted to Justice Minister.
Darragh O'Brien is the new Housing Minister with Stephen Donnelly taking over Health.
Fianna Fáil's Norma Foley has been appointed Education Minister with Simon Harris taking over a new Department for Higher Education.
Simon Coveney remains as Foreign Affairs Minister and takes charge of Defence.
Paschal Donohoe is Finance Minister with Michael McGrath taking public expenditure.
Barry Cowen is Agriculture Minister with Heather Humphreys taking Social Protection and rural affairs.
A new Department of Climate Action, Communications networks and Transport goes to Green leader Eamon Ryan.
While Catherine Martin takes charge of Culture, arts, media, tourism, sport and the Gaeltacht
