From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 24th Dáil was elected at the second general election of 1982 on 24 November 1982 and first met on 14 December when the 19th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 24th Dáil lasted for 1,546 days.
[edit] 19th Government of Ireland
The 19th Government of Ireland (14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987) was formed by Fine Gael and the Labour Party.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ On 12 December 1983 the Department of Industry & Energy was renamed as the Department of Energy
- ^ On 12 December 1983 the Department of Trade, Commerce & Tourism was renamed as the Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism
- ^ Garret FitzGerald took over the Trade, Commerce & Tourism portfolio on a temporary basis, following the resignation of Frank Cluskey.
- ^ On 2 January 1984 the Deptartment of Posts & Telegraphs was abolished and replaced by the Department of Communications.
- ^ On 19 February 1986 the Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism was renamed as the Department of Industry & Commerce.
- ^ On 19 February 1986 the Department of Fisheries & Forestry was renamed as the Department of Tourism, Fisheries & Forestry.
- ^ On 20 January 1987 the Labour Party ministers Dick Spring, Barry Desmond, Liam Kavanagh and Ruairi Quinn, resigned from the government. No new members joined the Cabinet and their portfolios were redistributed as follows.
[edit] See also