Tóibín to introduce bill replacing unelected ministers with elected TDs

Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín will seek to introduce a Bill into the Dáil that will mean replacing unelected Ministers and Junior Ministers with elected TDs.

A number of current caretaker ministers and ministers of state are still in their roles due to the lack of government formation, who lost their seats or did not stand in February's election, such as Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty, Minister for Transport Shane Ross, and Minister for Children Katherine Zappone.