The Junior Ministry vacated by Robert Troy is likely to be filled this week.
Fianna Fáil’s senior figures expect a new appointment will be approved by Cabinet when it returns on Wednesday after the summer break.
A number of people have been earmarked for the job, including Dara Calleary who lost the Agriculture Ministry in 2020 during the Golf-gate controversy.
While Carlow Kilkenny Fianna Fáil TD Jennifer Murnane O’Connor’s also been suggested.
The Irish Times reports no final decision on the post been made yet.