Ministerial Responsibilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2017

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Questions (172)

Dara Calleary

Question:

172. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of Ministers of State attached to his Department; the responsibilities of each; if designated powers have been signed by him and assigned to the relevant Ministers of State; the date on which each designation was signed; the reason in circumstances in which no such designation has been made, this has not occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40794/17]

Written answers

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

There is one Minister of State attached to my Department.  I have assigned designated powers to Minister of State, Seán Kyne T.D. under Statutory  Instrument No. 314 of 2017, Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017. The designated functions in question relate to:

- the Natural Resources area including Mineral and Petroleum Exploration Production and Mining,

- Inland Fisheries and

- the Geological Survey of Ireland.

Other responsibilities relating to Digital Development are also being assigned to Minister of State Kyne but they will not involve any statutory functions.

This order was approved by Government on 11 July 2017. A copy of this Statutory Instrument has been forwarded to the Deputy. It can be found at: www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/314/made/en/print.