Humphreys was first elected to the Dáil in 2011. She was previously Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in 2014. She was co-opted onto Monaghan County Council in 2003 and was re-elected in 2004 and 2009. She was elected as Mayor of Monaghan County Council in 2009. She was appointed as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation in November 2017.

I will always work to the best of my ability to represent the people of Cavan and Monaghan. As a local TD and as minister, I have fought hard to increase the level of investment coming to our counties in recent years.

High-quality job creation locally. Good progress has been made with a new IDA Facility under construction in Monaghan. Work will also commence on a new €5 million bioeconomy research centre in the coming months.

Publish a national strategy on SME and entrepreneurship to support our indigenous businesses. Work on this strategy is already at an advanced stage and is informed by a comprehensive review of SME policy in Ireland carried out by the OECD.