Super juniors treated 'identically' to senior ministers, court told

The assertion was made in the High Court by former minister Shane Ross — who in turn was accused of breaching a constitutional obligation to respect Cabinet confidentiality

Shane Ross told the High Court that super junior ministers participated fully in discussions at meetings, and agreed that they were never 'curtailed' from participating by virtue of their 'nominally lower status'. File Picture: PA

Super junior ministers are treated “identically” to senior ministers at meetings of Government and have the ability to influence government decision-making, former Cabinet member Shane Ross has said.

Mr Ross, who served as minister for transport, tourism, and sport from 2016 to 2020, was yesterday giving evidence at the hearing of People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Paul Murphy’s High Court action challenging the attendance of super junior ministers at Cabinet meetings.