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The [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] is the fifth-largest [[political party]] in the [[Oireachtas]]. The Labour Party leader appoints a team of [[Teachta Dála|TDs]] and [[Seanad Éireann|Senators]] to speak for the party on different issues. When the Labour Party was in Government their front bench consisted of the ministerial officeholders. The Labour Party has been in opposition since March 2016 and accordingly, their front bench areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of [[Government of Ireland|Government]] ministers. The current front bench was announced on 7 July 2020<ref>https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-front-bench-5143606-Jul2020/</ref>, consisting of TDs and Senators.
The [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] is the fourth-largest [[political party]] in the [[Oireachtas]]. The Labour Party leader appoints a team of [[Teachta Dála|TDs]] and [[Seanad Éireann|Senators]] to speak for the party on different issues. When the Labour Party was in Government their front bench consisted of the ministerial officeholders. The Labour Party has been in opposition since March 2016 and accordingly, their front bench areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of [[Government of Ireland|Government]] ministers. The current front bench was announced on 7 July 2020,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-front-bench-5143606-Jul2020/|title=This is the Labour Party's new front bench|publisher=[[TheJournal.ie]]|first=Christina|last=Finn|date=7 July 2020|accessdate=10 July 2021}}</ref> consisting of TDs and Senators.


The 2016-2020 front bench additionally featured former TDs and sitting County Councillors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/labour-portfolios-2811607-Jun2016/|title=It's no longer Alan Kelly's job to talk about Irish Water|last=Brophy|first=Daragh|website=TheJournal.ie|access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref>.
The 2016–2020 front bench additionally featured former TDs and sitting County Councillors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/labour-portfolios-2811607-Jun2016/|title=It's no longer Alan Kelly's job to talk about Irish Water|last=Brophy|first=Daragh|publisher=[[TheJournal.ie]]|date=8 June 2016|access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref>


==Labour Party frontbench==
==Labour Party Frontbench==
===Dáil Éireann===
===Dáil Éireann===
{{see also|Dáil Éireann|Members of the 33rd Dáil}}
{{see also|Dáil Éireann|33rd Dáil}}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
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! Name
! Name
|-
|-
| ''[[Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland)|Party Leader]]''<br/>[[Minister for Health (Ireland)|Health]] & [[Minister of State for Disability|Disability Services]]
| [[Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland)|Party Leader]]<br />[[Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications|Environment and Climate]] & [[Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth|Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth]]
| [[Alan Kelly (politician)]]
| [[Ivana Bacik]]
|-
|-
| Parliamentary Party Chairperson<br/>[[Minister for Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands|Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands]]
| Parliamentary Party Chairperson<br />[[Minister for Social Protection|Social Protection]]<br />[[Minister for Rural and Community Development|Community and Rural Affairs]]<br />[[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine|Agriculture, Food and the Marine]]
| [[Seán Sherlock]]
| [[Seán Sherlock]]
|-
|-
| [[Chief Whip|Party Whip]]<br/>[[Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport|Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport]]<br/>[[Minister for Agriculture and the Marine|Agriculture and the Marine]]
| [[Chief Whip|Party Whip]]<br />[[Minister for Health (Ireland)|Health]]<br />[[Minister for Transport (Ireland)|Transport]]<br />[[Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications|Communications]]<br />
| [[Duncan Smith (Irish politician)]]
| [[Duncan Smith (Irish politician)|Duncan Smith]]
|-
|-
| [[Minister for Education and Skills|Education]]<br/>[[Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Enterprise and Trade]]
| [[Minister for Education (Ireland)|Education]]<br />[[Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Enterprise and Trade]]
| ''TBA''
| [[Aodhán Ó Ríordáin]]
|-
|-
| [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Finance]], [[Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform|Public Expenditure and Reform]]
| [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Finance]], [[Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform|Public Expenditure and Reform]]
| [[Ged Nash]]
| [[Ged Nash]]
|-
|-
| [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)|Foreign Affairs]]<br/>[[Minister for Justice (Ireland)|Justice]]<br/>[[Brexit]]<br/>[[Northern Ireland]]
| [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)|Foreign Affairs]]<br />[[Brexit]]<br />[[Minister for Justice (Ireland)|Justice]]
| [[Brendan Howlin]]
| [[Brendan Howlin]]
|-
|-
| [[Northern Ireland]]
| [[Alan Kelly (politician)|Alan Kelly]]
|}
|}


===Seanad Éireann===
===Seanad Éireann===
{{see also|Seanad Éireann|Members of the 26th Seanad}}
{{see also|Seanad Éireann|26th Seanad}}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
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! Name
! Name
|-
|-
| '''[[Seanad Éireann|Seanad Group Leader]]'''<br/>[[Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration|Children, Disability, Equality and Integration]]
| [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad Group Leader]]<br />[[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Housing, Local Government and Heritage]]
| [[Ivana Bacik]]
| [[Rebecca Moynihan]]
|-
|-
| Seanad Group Whip<br/>[[Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Employment Affairs]]<br/>[[Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht|Media, Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht]]
| Seanad Group Whip<br />[[Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Employment Affairs]]<br />[[Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media|Media, Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht]]
| [[Marie Sherlock]]
| [[Marie Sherlock]]
|-
|-
| [[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Housing, Planning, Local Government and Heritage]]
| [[Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science|Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Research and Science]]
| [[Rebecca Moynihan]]
⚫
|-
| [[Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science|Higher Education, Innovation and Research]]
| [[Annie Hoey]]
| [[Annie Hoey]]
|-
|-
| [[Minister for Defence (Ireland)|Defence]], [[Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht|Tourism and Sport]]
| [[Minister for Defence (Ireland)|Defence]], [[Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media|Sport]]
| [[Mark Wall (politician)]]
| [[Mark Wall (politician)|Mark Wall]]
|}

===Local Government===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
⚫
|-
! Portfolio
! Name
|-
| Small Business
| Juliet O'Connell
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
⚫
*[[Fine Gael Front Bench]]
*[[Fianna Fáil Front Bench]]
*[[Fianna Fáil Front Bench]]
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*[[Fine Gael Front Bench]]
*[[Green Party Front Bench (Ireland)|Green Party Front Bench]]
*[[Sinn Féin Front Bench]]
*[[Sinn Féin Front Bench]]
*[[Social Democrats Front Bench (Ireland)]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Front benches in the Oireachtas]]
[[Category:Front benches in the Oireachtas]]
[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition (Ireland)]]

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The Labour Party is the fourth-largest political party in the Oireachtas. The Labour Party leader appoints a team of TDs and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. When the Labour Party was in Government their front bench consisted of the ministerial officeholders. The Labour Party has been in opposition since March 2016 and accordingly, their front bench areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of Government ministers. The current front bench was announced on 7 July 2020,[1] consisting of TDs and Senators.

The 2016–2020 front bench additionally featured former TDs and sitting County Councillors.[2]

Labour Party Frontbench

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Dáil Éireann

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See also: Dáil Éireann and 33rd Dáil
Portfolio Name
Party Leader
Environment and Climate & Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 		Ivana Bacik
Parliamentary Party Chairperson
Social Protection
Community and Rural Affairs
Agriculture, Food and the Marine 		Seán Sherlock
Party Whip
Health
Transport
Communications
 Duncan Smith
Education
Enterprise and Trade 		TBA
Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Ged Nash
Foreign Affairs
Brexit
Justice 		Brendan Howlin
Northern Ireland Alan Kelly

Seanad Éireann

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See also: Seanad Éireann and 26th Seanad
Portfolio Name
Seanad Group Leader
Housing, Local Government and Heritage 		Rebecca Moynihan
Seanad Group Whip
Employment Affairs
Media, Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 		Marie Sherlock
Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Research and Science Annie Hoey
Defence, Sport Mark Wall

Local Government

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Portfolio Name
Small Business Juliet O'Connell

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Finn, Christina (7 July 2020). "This is the Labour Party's new front bench". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ Brophy, Daragh (8 June 2016). "It's no longer Alan Kelly's job to talk about Irish Water". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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