Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the functions which have been delegated to each Minister of State at his Department; the date on which the relevant order was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18922/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Mr. John Browne T.D. is the only Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

The Government have, at my request, made 2 Orders which delegated to him certain marine functions as specified in the Orders: Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 82 of 2006), with effect from 21 February 2006, and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 167 of 2006), with effect from 12 April 2006.

Copies of both Orders were presented to both Houses of the Oireachtas and the text of the Orders is accessible on the Department's Website www.dcmnr.ie.