Dublin South-West TD Catherine Ardagh has been promoted to Minister of State.The Fianna Fáil TD will become Minister of State at the Department of Justice as part of a mini-reshuffle of the ranks of junior ministers arising from the resignation of Michael Healy-Rae last month. Healy-Rae’s former portfolio as a junior minister at the Department of Agriculture with special responsibility for forestry, farm safety and horticulture will now be taken over by Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County Niall Collins. Ardagh will look after international law, law reform and youth justice at the Department of Justice.Michael Healy-Rae leaving Leinster House after resigning from Government in April. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Healy-Rae announced his resignation during a motion of confidence debate in the Dáil last month in the wake of fuel protests that brought major disruption to the country.He told the Dáil he was tendering his resignation and “voting no confidence in the leader of the country” because “I believe this Government has let the people of Ireland down”.He said he had listened to protesters and considered himself a “gauge of the people of rural Ireland”.[ Michael Healy-Rae: What does ‘Ireland’s wealthiest TD’ own and what is it worth?Opens in new window ]