Is the little-changed Cabinet a sign of stability or of stagnation?

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Newly announced Cabinet Ministers in Government Buildings. Photograph: Government Information Service
Newly announced Cabinet Ministers in Government Buildings. Photograph: Government Information Service

What happened in the Cabinet reshuffle necessitated by the return of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach?

There were few surprises, as most ministers stayed where there were and any moves had been well flagged in advance.

But the day’s events still raised interesting questions for our politics team Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones to answer on this episode of the Inside Politics podcast.

How did Stephen Donnelly win the right to retain his position in Health?

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Why was Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers, moved sideways from chief whip to super junior in the Department of Transport, denied a bigger promotion?

How can Micheál Martin lead his party while travelling the world as Minister for Foreign Affairs?

And how will the coalition change under its new leadership?

The politics team talk to host Hugh Linehan.