Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
465. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the functions, schemes and responsibilities it is proposed to be transferred to the Department of Community and Rural Affairs from her Department; the proposed budget allocation transferring with each; the amount in this regard spent to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34151/17]
View answerI refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 4th July last.
In his speech to Dáil Éireann on 14th June 2017, An Taoiseach announced the establishment of a new Department of State for Community and Rural Development, to be led by Minister Michael Ring T.D.
The functions to transfer from my Department to the new Department will be outlined in a Transfer of Functions Order which is being prepared at present. Functions will also transfer to the new Department from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. The financial allocations transferring to the new Department will be determined when the transfer of functions order is finalised, and will be published in due course.
