Enda's Cabinet

[pfkf1]

Now that it is a possibility, what will the make up of the cabinet, with regards to the parties and personnal

Enda Kenny (FG) - Taoiseach
Pat Rabbitte (Lab) - Tanaiste & Finance
Dr. James Reilly (FG) - Health and Children
Brendan Howlin (Lab) - Justice, Equality & Law Reform
Liz MacMannus (Lab) - Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
Richard Bruton (FG) - Foreign Affairs
Michael D Higgins (Lab) - Arts, Sport and Tourism
Brian Hayes (FG) - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
John Gormley (GP) - Social and Family Affairs
Mary Harney (PD) - Transport
Trevor Seargant (GP) - Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Fergus O Dowd (FG) - Agriculture and Food
Eamon Gilmore (Lab) - Education and Science
Sean Barrett (FG) - Defence
Phil Hogan (FG) - Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Ruairi Quinn (Lab) - Immigration

Ministers of State
Olivia Mitchell (FG) - Government Chief Whip
Mary White (GP) - Equality Issues
Mary Upton (Lab) - European Affairs
Eamon Ryan (GP) - Traffic Management
Michael Ring (FG) - Marine
Alan Shatter (FG) - Trade and Commerce
Tony Gregory (IND) - Housing & Urban Renewal / Drugs
Olwyn Enright (FG) - Children
Jim O Keefe (FG) - Mental Health Services and Food Safety
Damien English (FG) - Office for Public Works
Simon Coveney (FG) - Health Promotion
Roisin Shorthall (Lab) - Environmental Protection
Noel Grelish (PD) - Labour Affairs
Dennis Naughton (FG) - Food and Horticulture
Willie Penrose (Lab) - Overseas Development and Human Rights
Jack Wall (Lab) - Forestry
Emmet Stagg (Lab) - Adult Education

Senior Ministries

FG - 7
Lab - 5
GP - 2
PD - 1

Junior Ministries

FG - 8
Lab - 5
GP - 2
PD - 1
IND - 1

[Lulu84]

Harney for transport? bye-bye CIE

[pfkf1]

Harney for transport? bye-bye CIE

well I wouldn't give her health so you would have to buy her off with a decent ministry and give a junior ministry to the other PD

[Fr. Hank Tree]

Not a bad cabinet in fairness. Lots of talent.

[FutureTaoiseach]

If we could use the Transport ministry to improve competition in the bus market without the Labour party sticking its big nose in on behalf of the unions even I might consider this an option - albeit with some scepticism. Pfkf1, do you seriously believe that Labour, having prevented the PDs from entering the first Rainbow, would now agree to the PDs entering one? I'd like to be a fly on the wall in a Cabinet containing Harney and Gormley....

I believe the aim of the PDs in politics should be to get our policies implemented - not to be an appendage to either FF or FG. So I am not opposed in principle to Coalition with FG. It's just that I don't believe Labour and the Greens would accept our present in govt, still less tolerate moves towards greater competition and/or privatisation. But if Labour can move away from its dogmatic detestation of the private-sector, then anything is possible - if you can find the numbers which I doubt. If we do end up in a Rainbow, it's reasonable to demand at least 2 Senators (Liz and Colm).

[pfkf1]

Not a bad cabinet in fairness. Lots of talent.

and consider you dont have room for people like Michael Noonan, Leo Varadkar, Ciaran Cuffe, Joe Costello and Joe Perry.

[pfkf1]

If we could use the Transport ministry to improve competition in the bus market without the Labour party sticking its big nose in on behalf of the unions even I might consider this an option - albeit with some scepticism. Pfkf1, do you seriously believe that Labour, having prevented the PDs from entering the first Rainbow, would now agree to the PDs entering one? I'd like to be a fly on the wall in a Cabinet containing Harney and Gormley....

Well I believe it would be tough, but there is a huge amount of talent, and if they work together it could be a very good team

[hiding behind a poster]

Pfkf1, do you seriously believe that Labour, having prevented the PDs from entering the first Rainbow, would now agree to the PDs entering one? I'd like to be a fly on the wall in a Cabinet containing Harney and Gormley....

McDowell was always the sticking point in terms of public pronouncements about the PDs prior to this election. With him and Parlon gone, the PDs lose a lot of their rough edges - and can thus be sold as potential coalition partners.

[aodh_rua]

Leaving aside the potential instability - wouldn't a cabinet of ability be a big improvement on Cullen\Roche\Martin\O'Dea\O'Donoghue et al. They'd also have to keep sharp because of the internal pressures to perform from their partners.

[Fr. Hank Tree]

I wouldn't put Barett in at all. We need to put someone young and fresh that we can use in the future like Varadkar or Naughten or Coveney.