Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the assignments of responsibility which have been made under section 9 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 for the performance of his functions by officers of his Department, indicating in respect of each function or class of function whether the assignment has been to named officers or to a grade or grades of officer and whether any of the requirements listed in section 9 (1) ([i]a[/i]) to ([i]f[/i]) of the Act have been included in the assignment; if information relating to such assignments of responsibility is published by his Department; if he has satisfied himself with the workings of section 9 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8148/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for the performance of functions in relation to my Department's schemes and corporate functions have been assigned under the Public Service Management Act 1997. The assignment of responsibilities is to named officers at the level of assistant secretary and a grade of officer at principal officer level. The requirements listed in section 9 (1) of the Act have been included in such assignments, subject to the exclusion in relation to dismissals specified in section 9 (1) (f). I am satisfied with the workings of section 9 of the Act within my Department.

Publication of information in relation to such assignments is under consideration, in the context of a revision of assignments following redistribution of responsibilities within the Department.

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the arrangements in place within his Department relating to the delegation by him of his functions under Acts other than the Public Service Management Act 1997, indicating whether such delegations are express or implied, whether they are in general terms or confined to particular functions or the performance of functions in particular classes of cases, whether the delegation is to named officers or to officers of a particular grade or grades and whether the performance of functions of any particular class is reserved to him personally; if information relating to such delegations is published by his Department; if he has satisfied himself with the working of this system of administration in conjunction with the provisions of the Public Service Management Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8163/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Functions under the Freedom of Information legislation have been delegated. The delegation is to particular grades and positions. A notice of this delegation was published in Iris Oifigiúil, 1 March 2002. I am not aware that delegation under the FOI legislation has any implications for the Public Service Management Act 1997.