Sir, – Donal Murphy (“Mismanaging the economy”, Letters, November 9th) writes: “Suppose a taoiseach-appointed Senator, with economic expertise was to be made minister for finance”.

Under the Constitution, a maximum of two Senators can be members of a government at any one time; however, a minister for finance must be an elected member of Dáil Éireann. – Yours, etc,

PAUL DELANEY,

Dalkey.

Source: The Irish Times · Tue Nov 10 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

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