Party leaders to finalise Cabinet reshuffle in coming days

It was confirmed that the Green Party ministers - Eamon Ryan, Catherine Martin and Roderic O'Gorman - will remain in their departments

The only certainty outside Green Party ministers keeping their portfolios is that the roles of Taoiseach and Tánaiste will swap parties. File picture

Fine Gael is "keen" to keep hold of the Community and Rural Development portfolio, according to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.

While Mr Varadkar would not be drawn further on the reshuffle, due to take place after the change in Taoiseach next Saturday, December 17, he did confirm that the Green Party ministers - Eamon Ryan, Catherine Martin and Roderic O'Gorman - will remain in their departments.