Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2006
155 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Transport the functions which have been delegated to each Minister of State at his Department; the date on which the relevant order was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/06]
View answerThe principal functions for which Minister of State Pat the Cope Gallagher TD has day-to-day responsibility are as follows:
•Maritime Safety
•Ports
•Relations with the Road Haulage Sector
•The Rural Transport Initiative
•Transport accessibility and the Department's Disability Action Plan
•Strategy on ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems)
•North/ South issues
•EU issues.
In addition, the Minister of State will be actively involved in road safety matters, and is a member of the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety.
