A Cheann Comhairle, I beg leave to announce, for the information of the Dáil, (1) that, on the 7th of January 1983, the Government appointed Deputy Nuala Fennell, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, to be Minister of State at the Department of Justice also; and (2) that, on the same date, in addition to the responsibilities already allocated to Ministers of State namely:
Seán Barrett,Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and at the Department of Defence, |
—Government Chief Whip, |
Nuala Fennell,Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach |
—Women's Affairs and Family Law Reform |
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Ted Nealon,Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, |
—Arts and Culture, |
the Government decided that the responsibilities indicated hereunder should be allocated to the following Ministers of State:
Ruairí Quinn,Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, |
—Urban Affairs and Housing, |
Jim O'Keeffe,Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, |
—Overseas Development, |
Paddy Hegarty,Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, |
—Production, |
Paul Connaughton,Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, |
—Land Structure and Development, |
Joseph Bermingham,Minister of State at the Department of Finance, |
—The Office of Public Works, |
Edward Collins,Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Energy, |
—Energy Affairs, |
John Donnellan,Minister of State at the Department of Transport and at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, |
—Posts and Telegraphs Services, |
Michael Moynihan,Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism, |
—Tourism |
George Birmingham,Minister of State at the Department of Labour, |
—Youth Affairs, |
Fergus O'Brien,Minister of State at the Department of Health and at the Department of Social Welfare, |
—Public Health and Social Welfare Information, |
Donal Creed,Minister of State at the Department of Education |
—School Buildings and Sport |
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Michael D'Arcy,Minister of State at the Department of Fisheries and Forestry and at the Department of the Gaeltacht. |
—Fisheries and Forestry. |
The exercise of these responsibilities will, in accordance with statute and practice, be subject to the general superintendence and control of the Minister of the Government in charge of the Department, who will remain fully responsible for all the Departmental powers and duties.