Wexford TD James Browne to be Minister for Housing Local Government and Heritage

InNews just in Wexford Fianna Fáil TD James Browne is to be the new Minister for Housing Local Government and Heritage.

Jim O'Callaghan is one of the big winners - as the Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Bay South is to be the new Justice Minister. Dara Calleary is back at the Cabinet table as he is to become the new minister for Social Protection. One of the big moves is Darragh O'Brien is to move OUT of the Housing brief and will lead the Department of Transport. James Brown is set to take over as Housing Minister. There is also a promotion for Mary Butler as the government's new Chief Whip. On the Fine Gael side, so far it's understood Paschal Donohoe returns as the Minister for Finance. Deputy leader Helen McEntee will take on the Department of Education and Youth. The new Cabinet is as follows: Micheal Martin: Taoiseach Simon Harris: foreign affairs and defence Paschal Donohoe: finance Jack Chambers: public expenditure Jim O’Callaghan: justice James Browne: housing Dara Calleary: social protection, rural affairs and Gaeltacht Darragh O’Brien: transport, energy and environment Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: health Peter Burke: enterprise and tourism Norma Foley: children and disability Helen McEntee: education and youth James Lawless: higher ed Martin Heydon: agriculture Patrick O’Donovan: comms/arts/culture Mary Butler: chief whip Hildegarde Naughten: disability Sean Canney: transport Noel Grealish: food safety