Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 July 2016
203. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff dedicated to managing Ireland's response to the decision of the United Kingdom to exit the European Union; the structure of this team; how it will work with teams in other Departments; who has overall responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20296/16]
View answerIssues relating to how the recent UK referendum could impact on the work of my Department, and on the sectors for which it is responsible, are being managed at a senior level by my Department’s Corporate Division. There are no staff in my Department exclusively dedicated to these matters at present as the volume of work arising does not warrant the assignment of staff on a whole-time exclusive basis.
In parallel with this, an inter-Departmental Group on UK-EU relations has been established, chaired by the Department of An Taoiseach, with members drawn from all Government Departments and a number of other bodies such as the Central Bank. My Department participates fully in the work of that Group.
I can assure the Deputy that I will be keeping these matters under active review, in close consultation with my Department’s Management Board.
