Junior ministerial posts will address Cabinet gender imbalance – Taoiseach

Micheál Martin was responding to criticism of the new Government for only appointing three women as senior ministers

Taoiseach Micheál Martin also referred to forthcoming appointments to the Seanad and to Dáil committees when speaking to the media in Co Roscommon. Picture: Cate McCurry/PA

The gender imbalance at Cabinet will be addressed by the upcoming appointments of junior ministers and at Dáil committees, the Taoiseach has said. 

Fianna Fáil took some criticism last week due to the gender imbalance in its nine cabinet appointees.