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Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore proposes Alex White TD for the role of Minister of State at the Department of Health
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore this afternoon announced that he has proposed Deputy Alex White for the role of Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Primary Care.
It’s expected that the formal appointment of Deputy White as Minister of State will be made at the next Cabinet meeting on Tuesday October 2nd.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny welcomed the proposal saying:
I would like to welcome the proposal by Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore of Deputy Alex White as Minister of State at the Department of Health. I want to warmly congratulate Deputy White on his new role and I look forward to him making a significant contribution to the reform and development of our health service.
Health Minister Dr. James Reily also welcomed Mr. White's nomination saying that he looked forward to working with him and Minister Kathleen Lynch in the major task of reform of the health services.
He also paid tribute to Róisín Shortall and thanked her for her work
The Tánaiste said that he looked forward to working with Deputy White in his new role as Minister of State in implementing the commitments in the Programme for Government on health service reforms.
Deputy White is currently Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform.
Read the full press release here.