Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and her staff for all the work they have done over the last two and half years. It is not an easy task to establish a new agency and transfer 4,000 people. In a way, it is like taking over a company and doing due diligence beforehand, so it is quite a long process. There is a case of crossover between the Minister's Department and the Departments of Education and Skills and Health. What process is there to ensure no area falls between two stools if there is disagreement over which Department has responsibility for a particular area? I presume there will be teething problems in the first 12 months. Is there a structure to ensure no issue is left in limbo with nobody able to make a decision about whose responsibility it is?