Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2012
68. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the statutory powers that have been delegated to Ministers of State in his Department; and the date on which the statutory powers were delegated. [40778/12]
View answerThere is one Delegation of Functions Order currently in force in my Department. Under the Education and Skills (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (SI No. 379 of 2011), the Government delegated to Mr Ciarán Cannon TD, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, the powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Education and Skills, conferred on him by or under the Industrial Training Act 1967 (No. 5 of 1967), the Youth Employment Agency Act 1981 (No. 32 of 1981), the Labour Services Act 1987 (No. 15 of 1987) (other than subsection (2) of section 3, section 6 and Schedule 1), section 7(1)(c)(i) of the Education Act 1998 (No. 51 of 1998), in so far as it relates to adult education, including educational disadvantage (within the meaning of section 32(9) of that Act) among adults, section 7(1)(c)(ii) of the Education Act 1998, in so far as it relates to transport services, and the National Training Fund Act 2000 (No. 41 of 2000). This order was made on the 31st May, 2011.
