Ministerial Responsibilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Ceisteanna (128)

Pearse Doherty

Ceist:

128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the nature of his being Minister for two Departments including by reference to the role of the Houses of the Oireachtas in holding him to account (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35885/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Finance

In response to the Deputy, I can advise that while I was recently appointed as Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform for both the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, I am in effect running two separate Departments as separate legal entities.