Government of the 29th Dáil

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Infobox government cabinet The 26th government of Ireland (6 June 2002 – 14 June 2007) was the government of Ireland formed after the 2002 general election to the 29th Dáil which had been held on 17 May 2002. It was led by Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach, with Progressive Democrats leader Mary Harney as Tánaiste. It was the first, and to date only, coalition government to be returned to government after an election; both parties increased their number of seats, and together secured a Dáil majority, where in the previous government they had governed together as a minority government dependent on the support of Independent TDs. It lasted for Template:Age in years and days.

Nomination of Taoiseach

The 29th Dáil first met on 6 June 2002. In the debate on the nomination of Taoisech, outgoing Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, Labour Party leader Ruairi Quinn, and Green Party leader Trevor Sargent were each proposed. Ahern received the nomination of the Dáil.<ref name=tvote>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach by President Mary McAleese.<ref name=tapp>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

6 June 2002 Nomination of Bertie Ahern (FF) as Taoiseach<ref name=tvote /> Motion proposed by Charlie McCreevy and seconded by Mary Harney Absolute majority: 84/166
Vote	Parties	Votes
Template:Tick Yes	Fianna Fáil (80), Progressive Democrats (8), Independent (5)	Template:Composition bar
No	Fine Gael (31), Labour Party (21), Green Party (6), Sinn Féin (5), Independent (4), Socialist Party (1)	Template:Composition bar
Not voting	Independent (4), Ceann Comhairle (1)	Template:Composition bar

Government ministers

After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Bertie Ahern proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.<ref name=tapp/> They were appointed by the president on the same day.<ref name=gapp>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Office	Name	Term	Party
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern	2002–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Tánaiste	Mary Harney	2002–2006	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment		2002–2004
Minister for Finance	Charlie McCreevy	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Defence	Michael Smith	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Agriculture and FoodTemplate:Efn	Joe Walsh	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Brian Cowen	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Education and Science	Noel Dempsey	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural ResourcesTemplate:Efn	Dermot Ahern	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Arts, Sport and TourismTemplate:Efn	John O'Donoghue	2002–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Health and Children	Micheál Martin	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for TransportTemplate:Efn	Séamus Brennan	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform	Michael McDowell	2002–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local GovernmentTemplate:Efn	Martin Cullen	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht AffairsTemplate:Efn	Éamon Ó Cuív	2002–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Social and Family AffairsTemplate:Efn	Mary Coughlan	2002–2004	Template:Party name with colour
Changes 29 September 2004 Following the resignation of Charlie McCreevy on his nomination as European Commissioner and of Michael Smith and Joe Walsh.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=reshuffle>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Office	Name	Term	Party
Minister for Health and Children	Mary Harney	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Finance	Brian Cowen	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources	Noel Dempsey	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Dermot Ahern	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment	Micheál Martin	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Social and Family Affairs	Séamus Brennan	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Transport	Martin Cullen	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Agriculture and Food	Mary Coughlan	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Education and Science	Mary Hanafin	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for Defence	Willie O'Dea	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government	Dick Roche	2004–2007	Template:Party name with colour
Changes 13 September 2006 Following the resignation of Mary Harney as leader of the Progressive Democrats and the election of Michael McDowell.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Office	Name	Term	Party
Tánaiste	Michael McDowell	2006–2007	Template:Party name with colour

Changes to departments

Attorney General

Rory Brady SC was appointed by the president as Attorney General on the nomination of the Taoiseach.<ref name=tapp/><ref name=gapp/>

Ministers of state

On 6 June 2002, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed Mary Hanafin to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Dick Roche, the position of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs, with special responsibility for European Affairs.<ref name=tapp/> On 18 June, the Taoiseach announced that the government had appointed with effect from 19 June the other 15 Ministers of State and that the government had also appointed Mary Hanafin to be Minister of State at the Department of Defence.<ref name=gapp/>

Name	Department(s)	Responsibility	Party
Mary Hanafin Template:Small	Taoiseach Defence	Government Chief Whip Defence Information society	Template:Party name with colour
Dick Roche	Taoiseach Foreign Affairs	European Affairs	Template:Party name with colour
Brian Lenihan	Health and Children Justice, Equality and Law Reform Education and Science<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Children	Template:Party name with colour
Tom Kitt	Foreign Affairs	Overseas Development and Human Rights	Template:Party name with colour
Síle de Valera	Education and Science<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage	Template:Party name with colour
Jim McDaid	Transport	Road Traffic and Road Haulage	Template:Party name with colour
Frank Fahey	Enterprise, Trade and Employment	Labour Affairs	Template:Party name with colour
Noel Treacy	Agriculture and Food	Food and Horticulture	Template:Party name with colour
Willie O'Dea	Justice, Equality and Law Reform	Equality and Disability Issues	Template:Party name with colour
Template:Nowrap	Environment, Heritage and Local Government	Environmental Protection	Template:Party name with colour
Liam Aylward	Agriculture and Food	Animal Health and Welfare; and Customer Service	Template:Party name with colour
John Browne	Communications, Marine and Natural Resources	Marine	Template:Party name with colour
Michael Ahern	Enterprise, Trade and Employment<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Trade and Commerce	Template:Party name with colour
Ivor Callely	Health and Children	Older People	Template:Party name with colour
Noel Ahern	Environment, Heritage and Local Government Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs	Housing and Urban Renewal Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs	Template:Party name with colour
Tim O'Malley	Health and Children	Mental Health Services and Food Safety	Template:Party name with colour
Tom Parlon	Finance	Office of Public Works	Template:Party name with colour
Changes 29 September 2004 Following the election to the European Parliament of Liam Aylward and the appointment to government of Mary Hanafin, Dick Roche and Willie O'Dea.<ref name=reshuffle/>
Name	Department(s)	Responsibility	Party
Tom Kitt	Taoiseach Defence	Government Chief Whip	Template:Party name with colour
Frank Fahey	Justice, Equality and Law Reform	Equality and Disability Issues	Template:Party name with colour
Noel Treacy	Taoiseach Foreign Affairs	European Affairs	Template:Party name with colour
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher	Communications, Marine and Natural Resources<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Marine	Template:Party name with colour
John Browne	Agriculture and Food	Forestry	Template:Party name with colour
Ivor Callely	Transport	Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority	Template:Party name with colour
Seán Power	Health and Children<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Health Promotion	Template:Party name with colour
Batt O'Keeffe	Environment, Heritage and Local Government	Environmental Protection	Template:Party name with colour
Tony Killeen	Enterprise, Trade and Employment<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Labour Affairs	Template:Party name with colour
Brendan Smith	Agriculture and Food	Food and Horticulture	Template:Party name with colour
Changes 5 October 2004 Following the resignation of Jim McDaid.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Conor Lenihan	Foreign Affairs	Overseas Development and Human Rights	Template:Party name with colour
Change 7 December 2005 Redesignation of role.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Brian Lenihan Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Health and Children Justice, Equality and Law Reform Education and Science<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Office of the Minister for Children	Template:Party name with colour
Changes 14 February 2006 Following the resignation of Ivor Callely on 8 December 2005.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Name	Department(s)	Responsibility	Party
Mary Wallace	Agriculture and Food<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Forestry	Template:Party name with colour
John Browne	Communications, Marine and Natural Resources	Marine<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Template:Party name with colour
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher	Transport	Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority	Template:Party name with colour
Changes 12 December 2006 Following the resignation of Síle de Valera on 8 December 2006.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Name	Department(s)	Responsibility	Party
Seán Haughey	Education and Science<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref>	Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage	Template:Party name with colour

Dissolution

On 29 April 2007, the president dissolved the Dáil on the advice of the Taoiseach, and a general election was held on 24 May.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 30th Dáil met on 14 June and Bertie Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach and formed a new government.

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