CLARE TD, Donna McGettigan (SF) has been added to Sinn Féin’s front-bench.
Donna is one of two newcomers to the Sinn Féin front-bench alongside Louth TD, Joanna Byrne (SF).
Deputy McGettigan has been appointed as the party’s spokesperson on Further and Higher Education. The Shannon woman prevailed in her first General Election when she was the third Clare TD elected at the end of November.
Of her appointment, Donna stated that she was “absolutely honoured and delighted to be on the front bench for Sinn Féin. I am looking forward to the challenge and will give it my all”.
There is little change among Sinn Féin’s ‘heavy-hitters’ with high-profile names like Pearse Doherty (Finance), Eoin Ó Broin (Housing) and David Cullinane (Health) are all remaining in place as do Mairéad Farrell (Public Expenditure and Reform) and Claire Kerrane (Children, Disability and Equality).
Matt Carthy will move from Foreign Affairs to Justice Home Affairs and Migration, Pa Daly will move from Justice to Climate, Environment, Energy and Transport, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire moves to Foreign Affairs and Trade, Martin Kenny will move from Transport to Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Darren O’Rourke is now in Education and Youth, Rose Conway Walsh moves to Enterprise and Tourism, Louise O’Reilly has the Social Protection brief, and Aengus Ó Snodaigh is now over Gaeilge and the Gaeltacht.
