Government of the 22nd Dáil

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

17th Government of Ireland

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

Office	Name	Term	Party
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald	1981–1982		Fine Gael
Tánaiste	Michael O'Leary	1981–1982		Labour Party
Minister for Industry and Energy^[1]	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 and Forestry	Tom Fitzpatrick	1981–1982		Fine Gael
Minister for Foreign Affairs	John Kelly	1981		Fine Gael
Minister for the Gaeltacht	Paddy O'Toole	1981–1982		Fine Gael
Minister for Health	Eileen Desmond	1981–1982		Labour Party
Minister for Social Welfare	Eileen Desmond	1981–1982		Labour Party
Minister for Justice	Jim Mitchell	1981–1982		Fine Gael
Minister for Labour	Liam Kavanagh	1981–1982		Labour Party
Minister for the Public Service	Liam Kavanagh	1981–1982		Labour Party
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs	Patrick Cooney	1981–1982		Fine Gael
Minister for Transport	Patrick Cooney	1981–1982		Fine Gael
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism^[2]	John Kelly	1981–1982		Fine Gael
Changes 21 October 1981
Office	Name	Term	Party
Minister for Foreign Affairs	James Dooge^[3]	1981–1982		Fine Gael

^ On 21 August 1981, the Department of Energy was renamed as the Department of Industry and Enegry.
^ On 21 August 1981, the Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism was renamed as the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism.
^ 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.

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