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
• Gay Mitchell - Opposition spokesperson for Foreign Affairs
• Phil Hogan - Opposition spokesperson for Enterprise Trade & Employment
• Dinny McGinley - Opposition spokesperson for Defence
• Billy Timmins - Opposition spokesperson for Agriculture And Food
• Olwyn Enright - Opposition spokesperson for Education And Science
• Olivia Mitchell - Opposition spokesperson for Health And Children
• Simon Coveney - Opposition spokesperson for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources
• Denis Naughten - Opposition spokesperson for Transport
• Bernard Allen - Opposition spokesperson for Environment And Local Government
• Fergus O'Dowd - Opposition spokesperson for Community, Rural And Gaeltacht Affairs
• Michael Ring - Opposition spokesperson for Social And Family Affairs
• Jim O'Keeffe - Opposition spokesperson for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
• Jimmy Deenihan - Opposition spokesperson for Arts, Sport And Tourism
• Paul Connaughton - Opposition spokesperson for Regional Development
• John Bruton - Without Portfolio
• Bernard Durkan - Chief Whip