Departmental Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 March 2005

Wednesday, 9 March 2005

Questions (150, 151)

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

191 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the assignments of responsibility which have been made under section 9 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 for the performance of his functions by officers of his Department, indicating in respect of each function or class of function whether the assignment has been to named officers or to a grade or grades of officer and whether any of the requirements listed in section 9(1)(a) to (f) of the Act have been included in the assignment; if information relating to such assignments of responsibility is published by his Department; if he has satisfied himself with the workings of section 9 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8142/05]

Written answers

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. N. Dempsey)

Assignments of responsibility to individual named officers at assistant secretary and head of function level in my Department were made in accordance with section 4(1)(c), section 4(1)(i) and section 9(1)(a) to (f) of the Public Service Management Act 1997. Information relating to these assignments has not been published. Assignments of responsibility under the Public Services Management Act will shortly be comprehensively updated and re-made to all currently serving officers at assistant secretary and head of function levels.

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

192 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the arrangements in place within his Department relating to the delegation by him of his functions under Acts other than the Public Service Management Act 1997, indicating whether such delegations are express or implied, whether they are in general terms or confined to particular functions or the performance of functions in particular classes of cases, whether the delegation is to named officers or to officers of a particular grade or grades and whether the performance of functions of any particular class is reserved to him personally; if information relating to such delegations is published by his Department; if he has satisfied himself with the working of this system of administration in conjunction with the provisions of the Public Service Management Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8157/05]

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. N. Dempsey)

With the exception of the functions of sea fishing vessels, which are statutorily delegated to a senior official of my Department under the Fisheries Acts, no other ministerial functions have been delegated to officers in my Department.