Michael Healy-Rae to serve at Department of Agriculture as ministries secured by Indpendent TDs revealed
The full suite of ministerial roles expected for Independent TDs can now be revealed, with Independent TDs Sean Canney and Noel Grealish set to attend Cabinet as junior ministers.
Galway TD and incoming âsuper juniorâ minister Sean Canney will attend the weekly leaders meeting with MicheĂĄl Martin and Simon Harris before Cabinet
Independent TD Michael Lowry confirmed that Mr Canney would attend the leaders meeting.
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âHe will attend all the leaders meetings, every week, whenever the leaders meet, which is usually on a Monday and it is a clearance house," he said.Â
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"He will represent us at that, he will have the status of a leader in that grouping. Our two Cabinet ministers will have access to all Government memos and will be able to make observations at Cabinet.â
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He said even though the regional grouping will not have a vote at Cabinet, every Taoiseach that heâs ever known âoperates on the basis of discussion and consensusâ.
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Independent TDs this morning have hailed the deal they secured in Government, saying they will have considerable influence on decisions made by Government.
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âOur technical group is where we want to be, weâre supporting the Government but weâre supporting from the opposition benches,â said Mr Lowry.
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There will be a whip system applied and Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan will be the assistant whip with the Government Chief Whip.
Gabija Gataveckaite
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