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At the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]], the party had its best result ever, winning 7.1% of the first-preference votes and returning 12 TDs, an increase of ten from the last election. It became the fourth-largest party in the Dáil and entered government in [[32nd government of Ireland|coalition]] with [[Fianna Fáil]] and [[Fine Gael]]. Ryan, Martin and [[Roderic O'Gorman]] were appointed as cabinet ministers, with four Green [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Ministers of State]]. [[Clare Bailey]], the leader of the [[Green Party in Northern Ireland]], was amongst a number of Green members who stood against the coalition. She said it proposed the "most fiscally conservative arrangements in a generation" and that "the economic and finances behind this deal will really lead to some of the most vulnerable being hit the hardest", as well as it not doing enough on climate and social justice.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 June 2020 |title= Irish government: Clare Bailey of Green Party rejects coalition deal |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-53123592 |work=BBC News |access-date= 31 August 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210831132447/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-53123592 |url-status= live }}</ref> She also said the deal "fails to deliver on our promise to tackle homelessness and provide better healthcare", "represents an unjust recovery" and "sets out an inadequate and vague pathway towards climate action".<ref>{{cite news |date=21 June 2020 |title=NI Green Party leader rejects Irish coalition plan |url=https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2020-06-21/ni-green-party-leader-rejects-irish-coalition-plan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831132447/https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2020-06-21/ni-green-party-leader-rejects-irish-coalition-plan |archive-date=31 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=[[ITV News]]}}</ref> The party returned two senators at the 2020 Seanad election, with a further two senators nominated by the [[Taoiseach]], [[Micheál Martin]] bringing the total party representation in the [[Oireachtas]] to 16. In July 2020, Eamon Ryan retained his leadership of the party with a narrow leadership election victory over Catherine Martin in the [[2020 Green Party leadership election (Ireland)|2020 Green Party leadership election]] by 994 votes to 946, a margin of 48 votes.<ref>{{cite news |last= McGee |first=Harry |date= 22 July 2020 |title=Green Party leadership contest: Eamon Ryan wins by narrow margin |url= https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/green-party-leadership-contest-eamon-ryan-wins-by-narrow-margin-1.4311061 |newspaper= [[The Irish Times]] |access-date= 25 September 2021 |archive-date= 18 May 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220518044148/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/green-party-leadership-contest-eamon-ryan-wins-by-narrow-margin-1.4311061 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Aoife |date=23 July 2020 |title=Eamon Ryan retains Green Party leadership by 48 votes |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40021121.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925183022/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40021121.html |archive-date=25 September 2021 |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hurley |first=Sandra |date=23 July 2020 |title=Eamon Ryan wins Green Party leadership contest |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0723/1155012-green-party-leadership/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723181530/https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0723/1155012-green-party-leadership/ |archive-date=23 July 2020 |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Hugh |date=23 July 2020 |title=Eamon Ryan re-elected as Green Party leader with just 48 more votes than rival Catherine Martin |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/eamon-ryan-re-elected-as-green-party-leader-with-just-48-more-votes-than-rival-catherine-martin-39392668.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925183022/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/eamon-ryan-re-elected-as-green-party-leader-with-just-48-more-votes-than-rival-catherine-martin-39392668.html |archive-date=25 September 2021 |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref>