McGrath resigned as chair of the technical group in October 2012 , after a dispute with Mick Wallace , over Wallace 's participation in the loose alliance related to speaking rights in the Dáil . He joined the Independent Alliance at its inception in 2016 . He contested the 2016 general election under that banner , in Dublin Bay North owing to the abolition of Dublin North-Central . He was re-elected to the Dáil and then entered talks on government formation . On 6 May 2016 , he entered Government with Fine Gael , under Taoiseach Enda Kenny , as Minister of State for Disability Issues . McGrath was also appointed a " Super Junior Minister " , meaning he attends cabinet meetings but can not vote
talks on government formation
2016 Irish government formation
Finian McGrath