Taoiseach Micheál Martin appoints Jim O’Callaghan as Justice Minister; Dara Calleary makes Cabinet comeback
Ms McEntee will be Minister for Education and Youth, while Paschal Donohoe has been appointed Minister for Finance.
Dara Calleary will take over from Heather Humphreys in Social Protection.
The Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy this morning ruled that the Regional Technical Group of Independent TDs would not be permitted to sit in the Opposition benches today.
It cleared the way for the formal nomination of Mr Martin, following a day of chaos in Leinster House.
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