| Office |
|
Appointed
| |
Previous |
|
| Taoiseach |
|
 Bertie Ahern |
|
- |
| Tánaiste |
|
Brian Cowen |
|
 Michael McDowell |
|
| Finance |
|
Brian Cowen |
|
- |
| Foreign Affairs |
|
Dermot Ahern |
|
- |
| Defence |
|
Willie O'Dea |
|
- |
| Agriculture & Food |
|
Mary Coughlan |
|
- |
| Education & Science |
|
Mary Hanafin |
|
- |
| Justice |
|
Brian Lenihan |
|
Michael McDowell |
| Environment, Heritage & Local Government |
|
 John Gormley |
|
Dick Roche |
| Health |
|
Mary Harney |
|
- |
| Enterprise, Trade & Employment |
|
Micheál Martin |
|
- |
| Communications |
|
Eamon Ryan |
|
Noel Dempsey |
| Transport |
|
Noel Dempsey |
|
Martin Cullen |
| Social & Family Affairs |
|
Martin Cullen |
|
Seamus Brennan |
| Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs |
|
Eamon O Cúiv |
|
- |
| Arts, Sport & Tourism |
|
Seamus Brennan |
|
John O'Donoghue |
|
| Chief Whip |
|
Tom Kitt |
|
- |
| Attorney General |
|
 Paul Gallagher |
|
Rory Brady |
|
| Office |
|
Appointed
| |
Previous |
|
| Taoiseach |
|
Brian Cowen |
|
Bertie Ahern |
| Tánaiste |
|
Mary Coughlan |
|
Brian Cowen |
|
| Finance |
|
Brian Lenihan |
|
Brian Cowen |
| Foreign Affairs |
|
Micheál Martin |
|
Dermot Ahern |
| Defence |
|
Willie O'Dea |
|
- |
| Agriculture & Food |
|
Brendan Smith |
|
Mary Coughlan |
| Education & Science |
|
Batt O'Keeffe |
|
Mary Hanafin |
| Justice |
|
Dermot Ahern |
|
Brian Lenihan |
| Environment, Heritage & Local Government |
|
John Gormley |
|
- |
| Health |
|
Mary Harney |
|
- |
| Enterprise, Trade & Employment |
|
Mary Coughlan |
|
Micheál Martin |
| Communications |
|
Eamon Ryan |
|
- |
| Transport |
|
Noel Dempsey |
|
- |
| Social & Family Affairs |
|
Mary Hanafin |
|
Martin Cullen |
| Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs |
|
Eamon O Cúiv |
|
- |
| Arts, Sport & Tourism |
|
Martin Cullen |
|
Seamus Brennan |
|
| Chief Whip |
|
Pat Carey |
|
Tom Kitt |
| Attorney General |
|
Paul Gallagher |
|
- |
|
| Notes |
| |
Names shown in bold italics are new members of the Cabinet; those shown in italics have left the Cabinet |
|
The Chief Whip is formally Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and while attending Cabinet meetings is not strictly a member of the Cabinet |
|
The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Government and while attending Cabinet meetings is neither a member of the Cabinet or of the Government |
