Taoiseach names Coveney as new T谩naiste

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office at Áras an Uachtaráin this afternoon.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043448im_/https://img.rasset.ie/000f0a82-614.jpg?ratio=1.78"/></p> <p>The Taoiseach said Ms Humphreys' appointment means that for the first time in seven years the Minister for Business will be from outside the Dublin region and also from the Border.</p> <p>"I think as well this is particularly relevant in the context of Brexit and also the Government's commitment to bring more jobs and good jobs to all regions of Ireland, especially rural Ireland," he said.</p> <p>"Her experience as a minister and also her background in business and finance makes her suited to this role."</p><p></p><hr/> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043448/https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2017/1130/924008-who-is-josepha-madigan/"><b>What you need to know about the new Arts Minister</b></a></p> <hr/> <p>The Taoiseach said Ms Madigan will drive forward the agenda of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.</p> <p>Mr Varadkar added that he will also establish a new Cabinet committee - Committee G - to deal with justice and equality matters and Ms Madigan will be on that committee.</p> <p>Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin congratulated Ms Madigan and Ms Humphreys.</p> <p>He also took issue with the "coordinated attempt" to say everything is the fault of civil servants following the Frances Fitzgerald controversy.</p> <p>In addition, he asked Ms Madigan to work to preserve the RTÉ orchestras.</p> <p>Sinn Féin TD Mary Lou McDonald said that the Taoiseach now has a strong Cork flavour to his Government with Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, Mr Coveney and "of course, Micheál Martin".</p> <blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet"> <p>Mary Lou McDonald tells Taoiseach he has a strong Cork flavour to his Cabinet <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043448/https://t.co/55sQxW99pV">pic.twitter.com/55sQxW99pV</a></p> — RTÉ News (@rtenews) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043448/https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/936226677973282817">November 30, 2017</a></blockquote> <p>She said she looks forward to Ms Madigan's proposals on minorities such as Travellers.</p> <p>Green Party leader Eamon Ryan wished Ministers Humphreys and Madigan well in their new portfolios.</p> <p>He urged that Ms Madigan's first action should be to implement Hildegarde Naughten's report into public service broadcasting "so we can fund the orchestras and our whole media and content creation industry".</p> <p>Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Ruth Coppinger sharply criticised Ms Madigan's appointment, accusing her of "anti-Traveller bigotry".</p> <p>She said the reshuffle had been landed on the Taoiseach because of a major political crisis and criticised Mr Varadkar for "defending the indefensible".</p> <p>Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin congratulated those who were appointed, but warned that a '"serious job of work" needed to be done.</p> 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