Fine Gael is the third largest political party in the Oireachtas. The Fine Gael leader appoints a team of TDs and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. When Fine Gael was in opposition, the front bench areas of responsibility broadly corresponded to those of Government ministers. Fine Gael has been in Government since March 2011 and accordingly their front bench consists of the ministerial officeholders. In 2025 a number of non-ministerial office holders were appointed as spokespeople for policy areas where Fine Gael does not have a minister.
Fine Gael's current leader is Simon Harris. Helen McEntee is the current deputy leader, and Michael Carrigy is chair of the parliamentary party.
Fine Gael ministers On 23 January 2025, seven Fine Gael TDs were appointed to the 35th government of Ireland by Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton was also appointed a minister of state in attendance at cabinet. On 29 January 2025, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed six further Fine Gael ministers of state. On 25 February 2025, Colm Brophy was also appointed minister of state.
NameElected officePortfolioTermSimon Harris TD for Wicklow2024– 2025–Helen McEntee TD for Meath EastPeter Burke TD for Longford–WestmeathMinister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment2025–Patrick O'Donovan TD for Limerick CountyMinister for Culture, Communications and Sport2025–Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD for Dún LaoghaireMinister for Health2025–Martin Heydon TD for Kildare SouthMinister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine2025–Hildegarde Naughton TD for Galway WestMinister of State for Disability2025–Emer HigginsTD for Dublin Mid-WestMinister of State for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment2025–Neale RichmondTD for Dublin RathdownMinister of State for International Development and Diaspora2025–Jerry ButtimerTD for Cork South-Central2025–John CumminsTD for Waterford Minister of State for Local Government and Planning2025–Kieran O'DonnellTD for Limerick City2025–Alan Dillon TD for Mayo2025–Colm BrophyTD for Dublin South-West Minister of State for Migration2025–
Fine Gael party spokespeople In 2025 a number of non-ministerial office holders were appointed as spokespeople for policy areas where Fine Gael does not have a minister. +NameElected OfficePortfolioTermMaeve O'ConnellTD for Dublin RathdownSpokesperson for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science2025–Peter RocheTD for Galway EastSpokesperson for Mental Health2025–James GeogheganTD for Dublin South-West Spokesperson for Dublin2025–Emer CurrieTD for Dublin West2025–John ClendennenTD for OffalyAssistant whip2025–
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