Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I wish to announce for the information of the House that the Government has today assigned special responsibilities to Ministers of State as follows: the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Fahey, will have special responsibility for equality issues; the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Gallagher, will have special responsibility for the marine; the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Browne, will have special responsibility for forestry; the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Callely, will have special responsibility for certain traffic management issues in Dublin and the major cities, road haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority——

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