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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
08DUBLIN273	2008-05-16 16:07	2011-08-26 00:00	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Dublin

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DUBLIN 000273 
 
SIPDIS 
 
LONDON FOR FAS - MCSHERRY 
USDA FOR FAS/OCRA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PINR ECON EI
SUBJECT: TAOISEACH BRIAN COWEN NAMES JUNIOR MINISTERS 
 
REF: DUBLIN 260 
 
DUBLIN 00000273  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
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Summary 
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¶1.  Following his reshuffle of the Cabinet on May 7 (reftel), Irish 
Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Brian Cowen received Cabinet approval on 
May 13 to appoint 16 Ministers of State (commonly referred to as 
Junior Ministers).  Five new Ministers of State were appointed in a 
shake-up of the junior ministerial ranks.  Three former Ministers of 
State were demoted to the backbenches.  All appointees are members 
of Cowen's Fianna Fail party, with the exception of Trevor Sargent, 
who is a Green Party member.  (Note: Four Junior Ministers were 
appointed on May 7 (reftel).  End note.)  We do not expect any 
substantive changes in Irish Government policies of interest to the 
U.S.  A summary of Cowen's shuffle of Junior Ministers follows.  End 
Summary 
 
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Moving Up 
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¶2.  Michael Finneran was appointed Minister of State for Housing, 
Urban Renewal and Developing Areas in the Department of the 
Environment, Heritage and Local Government.  Elevated from the 
backbenches, this is Finneran's first Ministerial appointment. 
 
¶3.  John Curran was appointed Minister of State for Drugs Strategy 
and Community Affairs in the Department of Community, Rural and 
Gaeltacht Affairs.  Elevated from the backbenches, this is Curran's 
first Ministerial appointment. 
 
¶4.  Peter Power was appointed Minister of State for Overseas 
Development in the Department of Foreign Affairs.  Elevated from the 
backbenches, this is Power's first Ministerial appointment. 
 
¶5.  Martin Mansergh was appointed as Minister of State for Public 
Works in the Department of Finance (which overseas the nation's 
public buildings and museums) and Minister of State for Arts in the 
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism.  Mansergh, a former advisor 
on Northern Ireland to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, was widely expected 
to be promoted.  Elevated from the backbenches, this is Mansergh's 
first Ministerial appointment. 
 
¶6.  John Moloney was appointed as Minister of State for Equality, 
Disability Issues and Mental Health, with cross-cutting 
responsibilities to the Department of Health and Children, the 
Department of Education and Science, the Department of Enterprise, 
Trade and Employment, and the Department of Justice, Equality and 
Law Reform.  Elevated from the backbenches, this is Moloney's first 
Ministerial appointment 
 
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Moving Sideways 
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¶7.  Noel Ahern was appointed as Minister of State for Road Safety at 
the Department of Transport.  Previously Ahern was Junior Minister 
for Public Works in the Department of Finance. 
 
¶8.  Sean Power was appointed as Minister of State the Information 
Society and Natural Resources in the Department of Communications, 
Energy and Natural Resources.  Power was formerly Junior Minister 
for Equality in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. 
 
¶9.  Tony Killeen was appointed as Minister of State for Fisheries 
and Forestry in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 
Killeen was formerly Junior Minister for Environment and Energy in 
the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. 
 
¶10.  Mary Wallace was appointed as Minister of State for Health 
Promotion and Food Safety in the Department of Health and Children. 
Wallace was previously Junior Minister for Forestry in the 
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 
 
¶11.  Michael Kitt was appointed as Minister of State for Local 
Services in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local 
Government.  Kitt was previously Junior Minister for Overseas 
Development in the Department of Foreign Affairs. 
 
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No Change 
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¶12.  Dick Roche remained as Minister of State for European Affairs 
in the Department of Foreign Affairs.  Roche retains his non-voting 
seat in the Cabinet. 
 
DUBLIN 00000273  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
 
¶13.  Conor Lenihan remained as Minister of State for Integration 
Policy in the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, 
the Department of Education and Science, and the Department of 
Justice, Equality and Law Reform. 
 
¶14.  Trevor Sargent remained as Minister of State for Food in the 
Department of Agriculture and Food.  Sargent, a member of the Green 
Party, remains the only non-Fianna Fail Junior Minister. 
 
¶15.  Sean Haughey remained as Minister of State for Lifelong 
Learning and School Transport in the Department of Education and 
Science and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. 
 
¶16.  Billy Kelleher remained as Minister of State for Labour Affairs 
in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. 
 
¶17.  John McGuinness remained as Minister of State for Trade and 
Commerce in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. 
 
¶18.  Jimmy Devins remained as Minister of State for Science, 
Technology and Innovation in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and 
Employment and the Department of Education and Science. 
 
¶19.  Maire Hoctor remained as Minister of State for Older People in 
the Department of Health and Children, the Department of Social and 
Family Affairs, and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and 
Local Government. 
 
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Moving Out 
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¶20.  Michael Ahern, previously Minister of State for Science, 
Technology and Innovation in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and 
Employment and the Department of Education and Science. 
 
¶21.  John Browne, previously Minister of State for Fisheries in the 
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 
 
¶22.  Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher, previously Minister of State for 
Health Promotion and Food Safety in the Department of Health and 
Children. 
 
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Comment 
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¶23.  The portfolios that most impact U.S. interests - food 
(including genetically modified organisms), European affairs, 
integration policy, and overseas development - remain mostly 
unchanged.  We do not expect any substantive changes in Irish 
Government policies of interest to the U.S. 
 
FAUCHER

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