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08/03/2011
Dáil Cabinet Positions Revealed
The Republic Of Ireland's Labour party is expected to get the Attorney General position in the new Irish cabinet to be announced by incoming Taoiseach Enda Kenny (pictured) tomorrow.
With Mr Kenny's Fine Gael party taking ten government departments and Labour five, the allocation of the Attorney General post to Labour will mean that the party will have six representatives sitting at the cabinet table. It is also thought that Labour will get a new 'super-junior' minister of state who can also attend cabinet meetings.
It is expected the 'super-junior' will be a position in the economic area.
However, both parties emphasised yesterday that no final decision had been made on the allotment of cabinet positions.
They said that would only be finalised after both leaders spoke today and possibly tomorrow morning before the 31st Dáil convenes for the first time.
(JG)
With Mr Kenny's Fine Gael party taking ten government departments and Labour five, the allocation of the Attorney General post to Labour will mean that the party will have six representatives sitting at the cabinet table. It is also thought that Labour will get a new 'super-junior' minister of state who can also attend cabinet meetings.
It is expected the 'super-junior' will be a position in the economic area.
However, both parties emphasised yesterday that no final decision had been made on the allotment of cabinet positions.
They said that would only be finalised after both leaders spoke today and possibly tomorrow morning before the 31st Dáil convenes for the first time.
(JG)
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