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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Irish Government from 1954 to 1957</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:auto; max-width:30em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #ededed;color:inherit;"><div class="fn org">7th government of Ireland</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ireland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/75px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/100px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date formed</th><td class="infobox-data">2 June 1954</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">20 March 1957</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;color:inherit;">People and organisations</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ireland" title="President of Ireland">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_T._O%27Kelly" title="Seán T. O'Kelly">Seán T. O'Kelly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_A._Costello" title="John A. Costello">John A. Costello</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste" title="Tánaiste">Tánaiste</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Norton" title="William Norton">William Norton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total <abbr title="number">no.</abbr> of members</th><td class="infobox-data">13 (14 from 1956)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member parties</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Clann_na_Talmhan" title="Clann na Talmhan">Clann na Talmhan</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status in legislature</th><td class="infobox-data">Coalition</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/%C3%89amon_de_Valera" title="Éamon de Valera">Éamon de Valera</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;color:inherit;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1954_Irish_general_election" title="1954 Irish general election">1954 general election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature terms</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/15th_D%C3%A1il" title="15th Dáil">15th Dáil</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/8th_Seanad" title="8th Seanad">8th Seanad</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_14th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 14th Dáil">6th government</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/8th_government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="8th government of Ireland">8th government</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>7th government of Ireland</b> (2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957), commonly known as the <b>Second inter-party government</b>, was the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">government of Ireland</a> formed after the <a href="/wiki/1954_Irish_general_election" title="1954 Irish general election">1954 general election</a> to the <a href="/wiki/15th_D%C3%A1il" title="15th Dáil">15th Dáil</a> held on 18 May. It was a <a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">minority government</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clann_na_Talmhan" title="Clann na Talmhan">Clann na Talmhan</a>. <a href="/wiki/Clann_na_Poblachta" title="Clann na Poblachta">Clann na Poblachta</a>, which had been in the <a href="/wiki/First_inter-party_government" class="mw-redirect" title="First inter-party government">First inter-party government</a> (1948–1951) with these parties, supported the government but did form part of it. It lasted for 2 years, 291 days. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nomination_of_Taoiseach">Nomination of Taoiseach</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Nomination of Taoiseach"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/15th_D%C3%A1il" title="15th Dáil">15th Dáil</a> first met on 2 June 1954. In the debate on the <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_vote_for_Taoiseach" title="Dáil vote for Taoiseach">nomination of Taoiseach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il_leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Fianna Fáil leader">Fianna Fáil leader</a> and outgoing Taoiseach <a href="/wiki/%C3%89amon_de_Valera" title="Éamon de Valera">Éamon de Valera</a> and former Taoiseach <a href="/wiki/John_A._Costello" title="John A. Costello">John A. Costello</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> were both proposed. The nomination of de Valera was defeated with 66 votes cast in favour and 78 against, while the nomination of Costello was approved by 79 to 66.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Costello was appointed as Taoiseach by <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ireland" title="President of Ireland">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_T._O%27Kelly" title="Seán T. O'Kelly">Seán T. O'Kelly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" align="center"><b>2 June 1954<br />Nomination of <a href="/wiki/John_A._Costello" title="John A. Costello">John A. Costello</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">FG</a>) as Taoiseach</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Motion proposed by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Mulcahy" title="Richard Mulcahy">Richard Mulcahy</a> and seconded by <a href="/wiki/William_Norton" title="William Norton">William Norton</a><br />Absolute majority: 74/147 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#D8D8D8"> <th width="80px">Vote </th> <th width="610px">Parties </th> <th width="80px" align="center">Votes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <b>Yes</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> (50), <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> (18), <a href="/wiki/Clann_na_Talmhan" title="Clann na Talmhan">Clann na Talmhan</a> (5), <a href="/wiki/Clann_na_Poblachta" title="Clann na Poblachta">Clann na Poblachta</a> (3), <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independents</a> (3)</td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">79 / 147</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: green; color:inherit; width: 54%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> (65), <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Maguire" title="Bernard Maguire">Independent</a> (1)</td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">66 / 147</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: red; color:inherit; width: 45%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Not voting</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ceann_Comhairle" title="Ceann Comhairle">Ceann Comhairle</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/William_Sheldon_(Irish_politician)" title="William Sheldon (Irish politician)">Independent</a> (1)</td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 147</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: gray; color:inherit; width: 1%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members_of_the_Government">Members of the Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Members of the Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministers of the Government were proposed by the Taoiseach and approved by the Dáil.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were appointed by the president on the same day.<sup id="cite_ref-mapp_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mapp-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Office </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Term </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_A._Costello" title="John A. Costello">John A. Costello</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste" title="Tánaiste">Tánaiste</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_Norton" title="William Norton">William Norton</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1954–1957 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #CC0000"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment" title="Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment">Minister for Industry and Commerce</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Education_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Education (Ireland)">Minister for Education</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Mulcahy" title="Richard Mulcahy">Richard Mulcahy</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Environment,_Climate_and_Communications" title="Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications">Minister for Lands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Blowick" title="Joseph Blowick">Joseph Blowick</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #BDB76B;" data-sort-value="Clann na Talmhan"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Clann_na_Talmhan" title="Clann na Talmhan">Clann na Talmhan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Justice_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Justice (Ireland)">Minister for Justice</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Everett_(politician)" title="James Everett (politician)">James Everett</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Minister for Agriculture</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Dillon_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="James Dillon (Fine Gael politician)">James Dillon</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)">Minister for Defence</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Mac_Eoin" title="Seán Mac Eoin">Seán Mac Eoin</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Posts_and_Telegraphs" title="Minister for Posts and Telegraphs">Minister for Posts and Telegraphs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keyes" title="Michael Keyes">Michael Keyes</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)">Minister for External Affairs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liam_Cosgrave" title="Liam Cosgrave">Liam Cosgrave</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Social_Protection" title="Minister for Social Protection">Minister for Social Welfare</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Corish" title="Brendan Corish">Brendan Corish</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Finance_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Finance (Ireland)">Minister for Finance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerard_Sweetman" title="Gerard Sweetman">Gerard Sweetman</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Minister for Local Government</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_O%27Donnell_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick O'Donnell (Irish politician)">Patrick O'Donnell</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Health (Ireland)">Minister for Health</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_O%27Higgins" title="Tom O'Higgins">Tom O'Higgins</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Change_2_July_1956">Change 2 July 1956</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Change 2 July 1956"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Department of the Gaeltacht</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RnaG_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RnaG-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Office </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Term </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Minister for the Gaeltacht</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Mulcahy" title="Richard Mulcahy">Richard Mulcahy</a> </td> <td>1956 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_24_October_1956">Changes 24 October 1956</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Changes 24 October 1956"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Assignment of separate Minister for the Gaeltacht.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Office </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Term </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Minister for the Gaeltacht</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Lindsay_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick Lindsay (Irish politician)">Patrick Lindsay</a> </td> <td>1956–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parliamentary_Secretaries">Parliamentary Secretaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Parliamentary Secretaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 3 June 1954, the government appointed the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_(Ireland)" title="Minister of State (Ireland)">Parliamentary Secretaries</a> on the nomination of the Taoiseach.<sup id="cite_ref-mapp_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mapp-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Office </th> <th>Term </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Denis_J._O%27Sullivan" title="Denis J. O'Sullivan">Denis J. O'Sullivan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_the_Taoiseach" title="Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach">Government Chief Whip</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1954–1957 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Defence" title="Minister of State at the Department of Defence">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Donovan_(politician)" title="John O'Donovan (politician)">John O'Donovan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_to_the_Government" title="Minister of State to the Government">Parliamentary Secretary to the Government</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Donnellan_(politician)" title="Michael Donnellan (politician)">Michael Donnellan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Finance" title="Minister of State at the Department of Finance">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #BDB76B;" data-sort-value="Clann na Talmhan"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Clann_na_Talmhan" title="Clann na Talmhan">Clann na Talmhan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Davin" title="William Davin">William Davin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government</a> </td> <td>1954–1956 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_J._Flanagan" title="Oliver J. Flanagan">Oliver J. Flanagan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Crotty" title="Patrick Crotty">Patrick Crotty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment" title="Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce</a> </td> <td>1954–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Change_16_March_1956">Change 16 March 1956</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Change 16 March 1956"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the death of William Davin on 1 March 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Office </th> <th>Term </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Spring" title="Dan Spring">Dan Spring</a> </td> <td>Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government </td> <td>1956–1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_3_July_1956">Changes 3 July 1956</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Changes 3 July 1956"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Department of the Gaeltacht</a><sup id="cite_ref-RnaG_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RnaG-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Office </th> <th>Term </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Lindsay_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick Lindsay (Irish politician)">Patrick Lindsay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Jul.–Oct. 1956 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Education" title="Minister of State at the Department of Education">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Foreign_Policy">Foreign Policy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Foreign Policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ireland joined the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> in 1955. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dissolution_of_the_Dáil"><span id="Dissolution_of_the_D.C3.A1il"></span>Dissolution of the Dáil</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Dissolution of the Dáil"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The government ended when the Clann na Poblachta withdrew its support in 1957. Fine Gael and Labour had also both lost seats in by-elections to Fianna Fáil the previous year. 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