Sinn Féin Front Bench

Sinn Féin is the second largest political party in Dáil Éireann. The Sinn Féin leader appoints a team of TDs and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. Their areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of Government ministers.

Sinn Féin Front Bench

Following Micheál Martin's appointment as Taoiseach on 23 January 2025, Mary Lou McDonald retained her position as the second President of Sinn Féin and first woman to hold the de facto role of Leader of the Opposition, a position she has held since the 2020 general election.^[1]

On 28 January 2025, Mary Lou McDonald announced the new Sinn Féin front bench for the 34th Dáil.^[2]

Front Bench spokespersons

Portfolio	Name	Elected office	Term
Leader of the Opposition President of Sinn Féin	Mary Lou McDonald	TD for Dublin Central	2020–
Deputy Leader of Sinn Féin in the Dáil Spokesperson on Finance	Pearse Doherty	TD for Donegal	2020–
Spokesperson on Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation	Mairéad Farrell	TD for Galway West	2025–
Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence	Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire	TD for Cork South-Central	2025–
Spokesperson on Environment and Climate Action	Pa Daly	TD for Kerry	2025–
Spokesperson on Education and Youth	Darren O'Rourke	TD for Meath East	2025–
Spokesperson on Children, Disability and Equality	Claire Kerrane	TD for Roscommon-Galway	2020–
Spokesperson on Enterprise and Tourism	Rose Conway-Walsh	TD for Mayo	2025–
Spokesperson on Social Protection and Rural and Community Development	Louise O'Reilly	TD for Dublin Fingal West	2025–
Spokesperson on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport	Joanna Byrne	TD for Louth	2025–
Spokesperson on Health	David Cullinane	TD for Waterford	2020–
Spokesperson on Housing, Local Government and Heritage	Eoin Ó Broin	TD for Dublin Mid–West	2020–
Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration	Matt Carthy	TD for Cavan-Monaghan	2025-
Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine	Martin Kenny	TD for Sligo-Leitrim	2020–
Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science	Donna McGettigan	TD for Clare	2025–
Spokesperson on Gaeilge and the Gaeltacht	Aengus Ó Snodaigh	TD for Dublin South–Central	2020–

Chief Whip

Portfolio	Name	Elected office	Term
Chief Whip	Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (In attendance at front bench meetings)	TD for Donegal	2020–

References

^ "Sinn Féin vows to be 'most effective Opposition ever'". RTÉ News. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "Mary Lou McDonald reveals new Sinn Féin front bench". Irish Independent. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

[lo1-1] "Sinn Féin vows to be 'most effective Opposition ever'". RTÉ News. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[2] "Mary Lou McDonald reveals new Sinn Féin front bench". Irish Independent. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

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