The Opposition Front Bench is a group of senior opposition TDs in Dáil Éireann who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members mark each individual member of the government. Members of a shadow cabinet are often but not always appointed to a Cabinet post if and when their party gets into government.

Fine Gael is the largest opposition party in the Dáil at the moment. Its current Opposition Front Bench is as follows:

• Enda Kenny - Leader of the Opposition
• Richard Bruton - Opposition spokesperson for Finance
• Jim O'Keeffe - Opposition spokesperson for Justice & Law Reform
• Bernard Allen - Opposition spokesperson for Foreign Affairs
• Phil Hogan - Opposition spokesperson for Enterprise, Trade & Employment
• Liam Twomey - Opposition spokesperson for Health And Children
• John Perry - Opposition spokesperson for the Marine
• Fergus O'Dowd - Opposition spokesperson for Environment, Heritage & Local Government
• Jimmy Deenihan - Opposition spokesperson for Arts, Sport And Tourism
• David Stanton - Opposition spokesperson for Social, Family Affairs & Equality
• Olivia Mitchell - Opposition spokesperson for Transport
• Dinny McGinley - Opposition spokesperson for Community, Rural And Gaeltacht Affairs
• Denis Naughten - Opposition spokesperson for Agriculture And Food
• Olwyn Enright - Opposition spokesperson for Education And Science
• Billy Timmins - Opposition spokesperson for Defence
• Bernard Durkan - Opposition spokesperson for Communications & Natural Resources
• Paul Connaughton - Opposition spokesperson for Regional Development
• Paul Kehoe - Chief Whip
• Michael Noonan - Spokespersan without portfolio.