O'Sullivan retained her seat in the Dáil , following the 2016 general election , though only six of her Labour colleagues did likewise and the party returned to the opposition benches . O'Sullivan retained her position as Minister for Education and Skills until talks on government formation had concluded and her successor , Richard Bruton , was appointed . She earned € 30,295 in that time
talks on government formation
2016 Irish government formation
Jan O'Sullivan