Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Will the Taoiseach answer the question about delegated functions? One would expect a Minister from Waterford to be well able to look after culture given the small size of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the large number of agencies involved in these areas. What is the purpose of having multiple Ministers of State in one Department? What will the five Ministers of State at the Department of Education and Science do when they sit down together? Will they have delegated functions?

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