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.
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.[ 1] Colm Brophy was also appointed minister of state.[ 2]
Name
Elected office
Portfolio
Term
Simon Harris
TD for Wicklow
2024-
2025–
Helen McEntee
TD for Meath East
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-
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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