Neale Richmond

Speaking following the Cabinet decision, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: “I was very happy to nominate Neale Richmond for this important position. Neale is an ...

“I have asked Neale to work closely with Ministers Simon Coveney and Heather Humphreys on maintaining Ireland’s strong employment base in the face of challenging global conditions, and to aim for ongoing growth in all of Ireland’s main employment sectors. I know that he will be an excellent Minister of State in both of these important Departments.” He is a first time TD but has also served a full term in the Seanad.

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond has said he is "honoured and humbled" to be appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for Employment Affairs and Retail ...

It won't be for one individual county above another," he said. I look at the portfolio I have been asked to cover by the Taoiseach, that's where my priority will be. So those are things I really want to build on in this new role." "It throws a huge responsibility on all of us in government and in politics, but particularly in Fine Gael, to show to the people of Ireland that we are working to deliver for them in the key areas that we have promised." Secondly, a lot of the work I would have done on the Brexit beat was in terms of preparing businesses particularly retail for the implications of checks in terms of import/export. He said he looked forward to "hitting the ground running" in what was "a really important portfolio and a really important department".

The government have today (Friday) appointed Neale Richmond TD as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, ...

He will also be responsible for seeing through the reforms I initiated as Minister including sick pay and the move to a national living wage. He is a first time TD but has also served a full term in the Seanad. An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: “I was very happy to nominate Neale Richmond for this important position.

FINE Gael TD Neale Richmond has been appointed the new Minister of State in the Department of Enterprise following Damien English's resignation.

I know that he will be an excellent Minister of State in both of these important Departments.” [Fine Gael](https://www.independent.ie/topics/fine-gael-40346878/) junior minister from the constituency where Josepha Madigan, the Minister of State for Special Education, is also based. The Dublin Rathdown TD's appointment as Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business and the Department of Social Protection was appoved by Cabinet ministers over the phone on Friday morning

The Dublin Rathdown TD takes up the role at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with responsibility for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, ...

“During my time as Minister for Public Expenditure we did complete a comprehensive review of Ireland’s statutory framework for ethics in public life. “Neale is an exceptionally capable politician and parliamentarian who has been to the forefront of issues arising from Brexit, including its impact on Irish business and trade. “For the Government and the Oireachtas, I think it does underline the need for reform in the area of ethics and public office. Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has said the resignation of English underlines the need for reform of ethics in public office. In a statement yesterday, English said that he had informed the Taoiseach of his decision to resign and that he failed to include details of his home on the planning application. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.