Government of the 22nd Dáil

The 22nd Dáil was elected on June 11 at the 1981 general election and first met on June 30 when the 17th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 22nd Dáil lasted for 279 days.

[edit] 17th Government of Ireland

The 17th Government of Ireland (June 30, 1981–March 9, 1982) was formed by Fine Gael and the Labour Party.

Office		Term	Party
An Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald	1981–1982	Fine Gael
An Tánaiste	Michael O'Leary	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Agriculture	Alan Dukes	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Defence	James Tully	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Education	John Boland	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for the Environment	Peter Barry	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Finance	John Bruton	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Fisheries & Forestry	Tom Fitzpatrick	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Foreign Affairs	John M. Kelly	1981	Fine Gael
Minister for Foreign Affairs	James Dooge^[1]	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for the Gaeltacht	Paddy O'Toole	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Health	Eileen Desmond	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Industry & Energy^[2]	Michael O'Leary	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Justice	Jim Mitchell	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Labour	Liam Kavanagh	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs	Patrick Cooney	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for the Public Service	Liam Kavanagh	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Social Welfare	Eileen Desmond	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Trade, Commerce & Tourism^[3]	John M. Kelly	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Transport	Patrick Cooney	1981–1982	Fine Gael

The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority.

^ James Dooge was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs on the 21 October 1981. He could not be appointed to cabinet until he had been appointed to the Seanad Éireann and that could not happen for some months because appointments can only take place after the general election for the Seanad has been held.
^ On 21 August 1981, the Department of Energy was renamed as the Department of Industry & Enegry.
^ On 21 August 1981, the Department of Industry, Commerce & Tourism was renamed as the Department of Trade, Commerce & Tourism.

Governments of Ireland Rialtais na hÉireann
Govt of the 1st Dáil (1918–21) • Govt of the 2nd Dáil (1921–22) • Govt of the 3rd Dáil (1922–23) • Govt of the 4th Dáil (1923–27) • Govt of the 5th Dáil (1927) • Govt of the 6th Dáil (1927–33) • Govt of the 7th Dáil (1932–33) • Govt of the 8th Dáil (1933–37) • Govt of the 9th Dáil (1937–38) • Govt of the 10th Dáil (1938–43) • Govt of the 11th Dáil (1943–44) • Govt of the 12th Dáil (1944–48) • Govt of the 13th Dáil (1948–51) • Govt of the 14th Dáil (1951–54) • Govt of the 15th Dáil (1954–57) • Govt of the 16th Dáil (1957–61) • Govt of the 17th Dáil (1961–65) • Govt of the 18th Dáil (1965–69) • Govt of the 19th Dáil (1969–73) • Govt of the 20th Dáil (1973–77) • Govt of the 21st Dáil (1977–81) • Govt of the 22nd Dáil (1981–82) • Govt of the 23rd Dáil (1982) • Govt of the 24th Dáil (1982–87) • Govt of the 25th Dáil (1987–89) • Govt of the 26th Dáil (1989–92) • Govt of the 27th Dáil (1992–97) • Govt of the 28th Dáil (1997–2002) • Govt of the 29th Dáil (2002–07)