Pat Gallagher leaves and John Browne arrives

jwt

Just in case anyone missed it......


From http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/02/14/story244662.html

Minister Gallagher in surprise move to Transport
14/02/2006 - 14:45:26

Marine Minister Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher was today appointed to succeed Ivor Callely in the Transport Department while Meath TD Mary Wallace has been surprisingly promoted as junior minister at the Department of Agriculture and Food, it was confirmed.

Ms Wallace will fill the vacancy created by the switch of Wexford TD John Browne to the Mr Gallagher’s previous post in Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

The new appointments caused surprise as it had been speculated that loyal Government backbencher, Dublin North Central TD Sean Haughey would receive a junior ministry.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern made the announcements in a brief statement to the House before he replied to written Opposition questions.


He said: “I wish to formally announce for the information of the House that the Government has today appointed Deputy Mary Wallace to be Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food. Deputy Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher is to be Minister of State at the Department of Transport and Deputy John Browne is to be Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.”

From DCMNR site http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Corporate+Units/Minister+of+State/

First elected November 1982 and at each subsequent Election.

John Browne previously served as Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture and Food with special responsibility for Forestry on 29th September, 2004

John Browne served as Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources from 2002 to 2004

He was Minister of State at the Department of the Environment with special responsibility for Environmental Protection from 1993-1994

He was also Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food with special responsibility for the Food Industry from 1992-1993

He was Chairman of Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 1997-2002

John Browne has also served as a Member of Wexford County Council, Enniscorthy Urban District Council and Wexford County Health Committee 1979-1992

John Browne has played hurling for his County and is a member of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1965.

He supports the Rapparees/Starlights, his local GAA Club

http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Corporate+Units/Office+of+the+Minister+of+State/Office+of+the+Minister+of+State.htm

Office of the Minister of State
Location: Leeson Lane, Dublin 2
Telephone: 01-619-9200 and 1890-44-99-00
E-mail: ministerofstate@dcmnr.gov.ie


The role of the Minister of State's Office is:

to liaise between the Minister of State and the Department;

to ensure that the Minister of State is briefed on all aspects and developments pertaining to matters under his remit;

to acknowledge written representations from members of the Oireachtas, other public sector representatives and members of the public and forward them to the appropriate Division, Department or semi-State body for preparation of draft reply (for the Minister of State's signature);

to request pairings and liaise with the Chief Whip's Office with regards to Dail business;

to request speech material for the Minister of State's public engagements;
to liaise with the Department's Press Officer with regards to speeches and press releases;

to organise the Minister of State's national and international travel arrangements;

to answer telephone queries from members of the Oireachtas and the public.

So those telephone numbers again are 01-619-9200 and 1890-44-99-00


John