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Fine Gael is the third largest political party in the Oireachtas. The Fine Gael leader appoints a team of TDs and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. When Fine Gael was in opposition, the front bench areas of responsibility broadly corresponded to those of Government ministers. Fine Gael has been in Government since March 2011 and accordingly their front bench consists of the ministerial officeholders. In 2025 a number of non-ministerial office holders were appointed as spokespeople for policy areas where Fine Gael does not have a minister.
Fine Gael's current leader is Simon Harris. Helen McEntee is the current deputy leader, and Michael Carrigy is chair of the parliamentary party.
Fine Gael ministers
On 23 January 2025, seven Fine Gael TDs were appointed to the 35th government of Ireland by Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton was also appointed a minister of state in attendance at cabinet. On 29 January 2025, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed six further Fine Gael ministers of state.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 25 February 2025, Colm Brophy was also appointed minister of state.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Name
|
Elected office
|
Portfolio
|
Term
|
| Simon Harris
|
TD for Wicklow
|
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2024-
2025–
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| Helen McEntee
|
TD for Meath East
|
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| Paschal Donohoe
|
TD for Dublin Central
|
Minister for Finance
|
2017-2022, 2025-
|
| Peter Burke
|
TD for Longford–Westmeath
|
Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
|
2025–
|
| Patrick O'Donovan
|
TD for Limerick County
|
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport
|
2025–
|
| Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
|
TD for Dún Laoghaire
|
Minister for Health
|
2025–
|
| Martin Heydon
|
TD for Kildare South
|
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
|
2025–
|
| Hildegarde Naughton
|
TD for Galway West
|
Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality with special responsibility for Disability
|
2025-
|
| Emer Higgins
|
TD for Dublin Mid-West
|
Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, with special responsibility for Public procurement, digitalisation and eGovernment
|
2025–
|
| Neale Richmond
|
TD for Dublin Rathdown
|
Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with special responsibility for International Development and Diaspora
|
2025–
|
| Jerry Buttimer
|
TD for Cork South-Central
|
Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, with special responsibility for Community development, charities, Gaeltacht and the islands.
Minister of State at the Department of Transport, with special responsibility for rural transport
|
2025-
2025-
|
| John Cummins
|
TD for Waterford
|
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, with special responsibility for local government and planning
|
2025-
|
| Kieran O'Donnell
|
TD for Limerick City
|
Minister of State at the Department of Health, with special responsibility for Older People
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, with special responsibility for housing
|
2025–
2025-
|
| Alan Dillon
|
TD for Mayo
|
Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, with special responsibility for circular economy
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, with special responsibility for small businesses and retail
|
2025–
2025-
|
| Colm Brophy
|
TD for Dublin South-West
|
Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, with special responsibility for migration
|
2025-
|
Fine Gael party spokespeople
In 2025 a number of non-ministerial office holders were appointed as spokespeople for policy areas where Fine Gael does not have a minister.
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