Mayo's two Fianna Fáil TDs, Dep Dara Calleary and Dep Lisa Chambers, were both appointed by their party leader to positions in his shadow front bench this week. Dep Calleary, who is in his third term as a Dáil deputy, has been handed the role as his party's spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, having previously held the position as spokesperson on Justice, Equality, and Defence and more recently Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation. He is also a former minister of state, having held the role as minister of state for Labour Affairs and Public Service Transformation in the last Fianna Fáil government.
His constituency colleague, Dep Lisa Chambers, has been given the role as her party's spokesperson on Defence, having first being elected to the Dáil in this year's elections. Deputy Chambers is a former member of the Reserve Defence Force. Keeping things local, she will be shadowing An Taoiseach Enda Kenny who is also currently acting in the role as Minister for Defence along with his position as the Taoiseach.
