Almost all departments will be headed by new ministers as Micheál Martin and Simon Harris seek to freshen the look of the returning Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael-led coalition due to be formed on Wednesday.
Although final decisions will not be made until then – and are often changed at the last minute – insiders speculate there could be as many as six or more new members of the cabinet.
With Mr Harris and Mr Martin swapping jobs, Fine Gael’s Paschal Donohoe is due to switch places with Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance Jack Chambers, who will take the Department of Public Expenditure, maintaining his budget partnership with Mr Donohoe.
The rest of the appointments are more…