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The Green Party/Comhaontas Glas is the fourth-largest political party in the Oireachtas.
The party has twelve TDs, four Senators, two MEPs, two MLAs and fifty six members of local government (forty eight in the Republic of Ireland and eight in Northern Ireland).
| Portfolio | Spokesperson |
|---|---|
| Party leader Communications | Eamon Ryan TD |
| Deputy leader Education and Skills | Catherine Martin TD |
| Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, Marine and Tourism | Grace O'Sullivan MEP |
| Agriculture, Heritage, Food and Animal Welfare | Senator Pippa Hackett |
| Constitutional Reform | Cllr. Oliver Moran |
| Irish Language | Cllr. Peter Kavanagh |
| Justice | Roderic O'Gorman TD |
| Finance | Neasa Hourigan TD |
| Transport | Patrick Costello TD |
| Children and Youth Affairs | Cllr. Pauline O'Reily |
| Social Protection | Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD |
| Digital | Ossain Smyth TD |
| Local Government | Malcolm Noonan TD |
| Water | Steven Matthews TD |
| Foreign Affairs | Cllr. Vincent P. Martin |
| Health | Dr. Séamus McMenamin |
| Climate | Cllr. David Healy |
| Heritage, Culture and the Arts | Cllr. Claire Byrne |
| Enterprise | Cllr. Hazel Chu |
| Rural Development | Cllr. Roisin Garvey |
| Equality and Disability | Cllr. Una Power |
| Housing | Cllr. Deidre Ni Fhloinn |
| Energy | Brian Leddin TD |
| Portfolio | Spokesperson |
|---|---|
| Party leader | Eamon Ryan TD |
| Deputy leader Education and Skills | Catherine Martin TD |
| Finance | Cllr. Mark Dearey |
| Justice | Cllr. Roderic O'Gorman |
| Transport | Cllr. Ciarán Cuffe |
| Housing and Planning | Cllr. Francis Duffy |
| Environment Local Government | Cllr. Malcolm Noonan |
| Energy | Gearóid Fitzgibbon |
| Welfare | Lorna Bogue |
| Portfolio | Spokesperson |
|---|---|
| Party leader | Eamon Ryan |
| Deputy leader Education and Skills | Catherine Martin |
| Public Expenditure and Reform | Ciarán Cuffe |
| Social Protection | Roderic O'Gorman |
| Justice, Equality and Defence | Joan Campbell |
| Transport, Tourism and Sport | Adam Douglas |
| Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | Marianne Butler |
| Health | Oisín Ó hAlmhain |
| European Affairs | Brian Meaney |
| Foreign Affairs and Trade | Niamh Fitzgibbon |
| Housing and Planning | Tom Kivlehan |
| Environment, Community and Local Government | Malcolm Noonan |
| Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | Ossian Smith |
| Children and Youth Affairs | Patrick Costello |
| Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | Rian Coulter |
| Forestry | Cathy Fitzgerald |
| Agriculture, Food and Marine | Seamus Sheridan |
| Finance | Mark Dearey |
| Welfare | Lorna Bogue |
| Portfolio | Spokesperson |
|---|---|
| Party leader | John Gormley |
| Deputy leader | Mary White |
| Education | Paul Gogarty |
| Transport Enterprise, Trade and Employment Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | Eamon Ryan |
| Portfolio | Spokesperson |
|---|---|
| Party Leader | Trevor Sargent |
| Finance Social and Family Affairs Community, Rural Development and the Islands | Dan Boyle |
| Foreign Affairs Defence Health and Children Party Chairman | John Gormley |
| Environment | Ciarán Cuffe (until 2003) |
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