Six TDs across Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have received promotions to the top table.
The Ministers which make up the new government were revealed by new Taoiseach Micheal Martin last night.
For Fianna Fail Jack Chambers moves to Public Expenditure, while Darragh O’Brien is the new Transport and Environment Minister.
His place in Housing is taken by James Browne, who gets a promotion along with James Lawless to Higher Education and Mary Butler is the new Chief Whip.
Dara Calleary is back at the Cabinet table as the new Social Protection Minister, Jim O’Callaghan is a new face for the Justice Department while Norma Foley takes on the Children and Disability brief.
Charlie McConalogue has lost his place at Cabinet.
His replacement in Agriculture, Martin Heydon, is one of two promotions for Fine Gael with Jennifer Carroll McNeill going to Health.
Leader and Tanaiste Simon Harris is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence.
Education and Youth will be headed up by Helen McEntee, with Paschal Donohoe returning to Minister for Finance.
Peter Burke holds onto the Department of Enterprise and Tourism portfolio, with Patrick O’Donovan now taking over Arts, Media, Culture and Sport.
They all received their seals of office from President Higgins last night and held their first, and brief Cabinet meeting at Aras an Uachtarain.
The Dail has now be adjourned and will return on February 5th.
