Social Democrats Front Bench (Ireland)

The Social Democrats are the sixth-largest political party in the Dáil (Irish parliament). The party co-leader appoints a team of TDs (members of parliament) and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. The Social Democrats have been in opposition since their foundation in 2015 and accordingly, their front bench areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of Government ministers. The current front bench was announced on 21 July 2020,^[1] consisting of TDs.

Social Democrats frontbench[edit]

Portfolio	Name
Health Finance Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform	Róisín Shortall
Enterprise, Trade and Employment Transport Sport Justice	Catherine Murphy
Deputy Leader of the Social Democrats Housing, Local Government and Heritage Foreign and European Affairs Defence	Cian O'Callaghan
Climate and Communications Networks Biodiversity Children, Disability, Equality and Integration	Jennifer Whitmore
Education Social Protection Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media	Gary Gannon
Leader of the Social Democrats Agriculture Higher Education	Holly Cairns

References[edit]

^ "Social Democrats announce spokespeople for 33rd Dáil". Social Democrats (Ireland). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

External links[edit]

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[1] "Social Democrats announce spokespeople for 33rd Dáil". Social Democrats (Ireland). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

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