Clare Fine Gael TD Pat Breen has been appointed to the position of Junior Minister for Jobs.
Deputy Breen, from Ballynacally, was first elected to Dáil in 2002 and was successfully re-elected in May 2007 with an increased mandate.
In the General Election 2011, he topped the poll in the Clare Constituency with 9,855 first preference votes, the highest vote ever achieved by a Fine Gael Candidate in County Clare.
In June 2011, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny appointed Pat as Chairman of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs & Trade Committee.
Today, Pat Breen was appointed as Minister of State for Employment and Small Business.
Deputy Breen posted a photo of himself and Taoiseach Enda Kenny on Facebook this afternoon following news of his appointment.
Pat Breen previously served in various portfolios for Fine Gael. He was Fine Gael’s Spokesperson on Overseas Aid & Human Rights in the 30th Dail and served as Chairman of the Dail’s Sub-Committee on Overseas Aid prior to the General Election.
He has also served as his Party’s Deputy Spokesperson on Transport and Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for small business. He has served on a number of Dáil Committee’s; the prestigious Dáil’s European Affairs Committee; the Oireachtas Transport Committee, the Privileges and Procedures, the House Services Committee and the Committee on Enterprise and Small Business.