Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 November 2017
48. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the functions of her Department that have been legally delegated to the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; the relevant delegation orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48577/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 26th July, the Government made orders for the delegation of Ministerial functions to Minister Halligan at my request.
Minister Halligan has been delegated responsibility for Innovation, Research and Development (IRD), and will oversee implementation of the Government's national strategy in this area, Innovation 2020. He has been given responsibility for the delivery of IRD programmes across the agencies of my Department and the development of a successor to the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions. He has also been delegated responsibility for Ireland's membership of International Research Organisations and European Space Agency in addition to sectoral research initiatives that my Department is involved in, Ireland's engagement with the EU Framework Programme in Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020, and maintaining an Intellectual Property framework aimed at promoting and rewarding creativity, supporting innovative activity and improving the business environment.
Statutory Instrument No. 363 of 2017 entitled "Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No 3) Order 2017", sets out in detail the specific areas of responsibility that Minister Halligan has.
