Speaking in the Dáil chamber ahead of a parliamentary vote on Mr Chambers' appointment, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said her party would be voting against because it believes the country 'is ready for something new, not simply a reshuffle of personnel'.
Mr Chambers, who was first elected to the Dáil in 2016, studied medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and holds a degree in law and political science from Trinity College.
He has served as a junior minister across five departments and spent two years as Government chief whip. He was also Fianna Fáil's director of local elections, and was praised by party leader and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin for his 'tremendous' performance which he said had 'yielded results'.
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