Pat Rabbitte
Ceist:76 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the purpose and effect of the powers and duties conferred on him by or under the Air Raid Precautions Acts, 1939 and 1946, and delegated to the Minister of State at his Department on 22 July 1997, by the Air Raid Precautions (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1997, number of occasions and dates on which such powers have been exercised by the Minister of State since that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/01]