 Reynolds also promoted younger TDs from rural constituencies, such as Noel Dempsey and Brian Cowen, to cabinet positions.Bertie Ahern, one of Haughey's oldest political allies, remained as Minister for Finance, having agreed with Reynolds not to challenge him for the leadership.On Reynolds' first day as Taoiseach, he had to deal with the X Case, a constitutional case on whether a 14-year-old who had become pregnant as a result of rape could access abortion.