Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have rejected suggestions that the Coalition leaders have failed when it comes to ensuring gender equality in their ministerial appointments.

Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy, who resigned following a controversy over his regulatory filings in 2022, will make a ministerial comeback, having been offered the position of junior minister at the Department of Finance. He had previously held the position of Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael members have voted to ratify the draft Programme for Government that will see both parties form a coalition government