Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has confirmed he will be a Junior Minister in the upcoming Government.
It comes after he and his brother Danny agreed to support the new coalition government involving Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Regional Independent Group.
A draft programme for Government is set to be published soon.
The Healy-Raes said the programme isn’t perfect but includes issues they want and has their stamp on it.
Deputy Healy-Rae has said it is up to the new Taoiseach to decide which portfolio he will be given but he has confirmed he will be a Minister of State.
“It's fair to say that there is an arrangement in place where there will be a role at a department, at a Minister of State level for the Healy Raes and it's fair to say that that role will be going in my direction,” he said.
“But as for what that's going to be, that is obviously at the direction of the incoming Taoiseach”.
Michael Healy-Rae was first elected as an Independent TD for South Kerry in 2011.
Indepenent TD Michael Healy-Rae from Kerry. 4/4/2016 Photo: RollingNews.ie
