Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 275: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the functions which have, since the last general election, been delegated to Ministers of State at his Department by the Government under powers conferred on it by Section 2 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977; and the statutory instrument number of each such order. [22835/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The material requested by the Deputy is presented in two sections; Section one being the delegation orders relating to the Minister of State for Trade and Commerce and Section two being those that relate to the Minister for Labour Affairs. Within each section, the material is presented in chronological order. Section one.

1. On the 15th April 2003, Ministerial Functions were delegated, by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Mary Harney T.D., to Minister of State Michael Ahern, T.D. who has responsibility for Trade and Commerce, under the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (S.I. No 157 of 2003) in respect of the following pieces of legislation:

SCHEDULE

Part 1

∙Partnership Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 39)

∙Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 1978

∙Friendly Societies Acts 1896 to 1977

∙Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7. c.24)

∙Assurance Companies Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7. c.49)

∙Local Authorities (Mutual Assurance) Act 1926 (No. 34 of 1926)

∙Perpetual Funds (Registration) Act 1933 (No. 22 of 1933)

∙Control of Imports Acts 1934 to 1964

∙Oil Burners (Standards) Act 1960 (No. 24 of 1960)

∙Restriction of Imports Act 1962 (No. 20 of 1962)

∙Registration of Business Names Act 1963 (No. 30 of 1963)

∙Companies Acts 1963 to 2001 (other than Part II of the Companies Act 1990 (as amended by the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001) (No. 28 of 2001) or Part 2 (sections 7-18), section 34, or Part 7 (sections 67-71) of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001)

∙Control of Exports Act 1983 (No. 35 of 1983)

∙Designated Investment Funds Act 1985 (No. 16 of 1985)

∙Unit Trusts Act 1990 (No. 37 of 1990)

∙Patents Act 1992 (No. 1 of 1992)

∙Investment Limited Partnerships Act 1994 (No. 24 of 1994)

∙Stock Exchange Act 1995 (No. 9 of 1995)

∙Trade Marks Act 1996 (No. 6 of 1996)

∙Metrology Act 1996 (No. 27 of 1996)

∙National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 (No. 28 of 1996)

∙Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 (No. 5 of 1997)

∙Credit Union Act 1997 (No. 15 of 1997)

∙Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (No. 28 of 2000)

∙Industrial Designs Act 2001 (No. 39 of 2001)

Part 2

∙Decimal Currency (Friendly Society and Industrial Assurance Contracts) Regulations 1971 (S.I. No. 64 of 1971)

∙European Communities (Stock Exchange) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 282 of 1984)

∙European Communities (Mergers and Divisions of Companies) Regulations 1987 (S.I. No. 137 of 1987)

∙European Communities (European Economic Interest Groupings) Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 191 of 1989)

∙European Communities (Quantitative Analysis of Binary and Ternary Fibre Mixtures) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 275 of 1990)

∙European Communities (Companies: Group Accounts) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 201 of 1992)

∙European Communities (Transferable Securities and Stock Exchange) Regulations 1992 (S.I No. 202 of 1992)

∙European Communities (Low Voltage Electrical Equipment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 428 of 1992)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of Satisfaction of Certain Contractual Claims arising from Trade Sanctions against Libya) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 385 of 1993)

∙European Communities (Further Discontinuation of Certain Trade with Serb-Controlled Areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 163 of 1995)

∙European Communities (Trade with Iraq) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 370 of 1997)

∙European Communities (Interruption of Certain Economic Relations with Angola) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 503 of 1998)

∙European Communities (Prohibition on the Sale, Supply, and Export to Burma/Myanmar of Equipment which might be used for Internal Repression or Terrorism) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 299 of 2000)

∙European Communities (Control of Exports of Dual-Use Items) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 317 of 2000)

∙Customs-Free Airport (Extension of Laws) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 430 of 2000)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of the Export of Certain Goods and Services to Afghanistan and Strengthening of the Flight Ban) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 417 of 2001)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of the Export of Certain Goods and Services to Afghanistan and Strengthening of the Flight Ban) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 467 of 2001)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of the Export of Certain Goods and Services to Afghanistan and Strengthening of the Flight Ban) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 547 of 2001)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of the Export of Certain Goods and Services to Zimbabwe) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 129 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Prohibition on the Importation into the Community of Rough Diamonds from Sierra Leone) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 139 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 438 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Control of Exports of Dual-Use Items) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 512 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Trade with Iraq) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 523 of 2002)

2. On 7th December 2004, Ministerial Functions were delegated to Minister of State Michael Ahern, T.D. who was re-assigned responsibility for Trade and Commerce, by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Micheál Martin T.D. under the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. No 808 of 2004) under the following pieces of legislation:

Enactments

∙Partnership Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 39)

∙Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 1978

∙Friendly Societies Acts 1896 to 1977

∙Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7. c.24)

∙Assurance Companies Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7. c.49)

∙Local Authorities (Mutual Assurance) Act 1926 (No. 34 of 1926)

∙Perpetual Funds (Registration) Act 1933 (No. 22 of 1933)

∙Control of Imports Acts 1934 to 1964

∙Oil Burners (Standards) Act 1960 (No. 24 of 1960)

∙Restriction of Imports Act 1962 (No. 20 of 1962)

∙Registration of Business Names Act 1963 (No. 30 of 1963)

∙Companies Acts 1963 to 2003 (other than sections 19 to 23 of the Companies Act, 1990 (No. 33 of 1990) and section 34 of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 (No. 28 of 2001))

∙Packaged Goods (Quantity Control) Act 1980 (No. 11 of 1980)

∙Control of Exports Act 1983 (No. 35 of 1983)

∙Designated Investment Funds Act 1985 (No. 16 of 1985)

∙Unit Trusts Act 1990 (No. 37 of 1990)

∙Patents Act 1992 (No. 1 of 1992)

∙Investment Limited Partnerships Act 1994 (No. 24 of 1994)

∙Stock Exchange Act 1995 (No. 9 of 1995)

∙Trade Marks Act 1996 (No. 6 of 1996)

∙Metrology Act 1996 (No. 27 of 1996)

∙National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 (No. 28 of 1996)

∙Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 (No. 5 of 1997)

∙Credit Union Act 1997 (No. 15 of 1997)

∙Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (No. 28 of 2000)

∙Industrial Designs Act 2001 (No. 39 of 2001)

Instruments

∙Decimal Currency (Friendly Society and Industrial Assurance Contracts) Regulations 1971 (S.I. No. 64 of 1971)

∙European Communities (Stock Exchange) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 282 of 1984)

∙European Communities (Mergers and Divisions of Companies) Regulations 1987 (S.I. No. 137 of 1987)

∙European Communities (European Economic Interest Groupings) Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 191 of 1989)

∙European Communities (Quantitative Analysis of Binary and Ternary Fibre Mixtures) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 275 of 1990)

∙European Communities (Companies: Group Accounts) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 201 of 1992)

∙European Communities (Transferable Securities and Stock Exchange) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 202 of 1992)

∙European Communities (Low Voltage Electrical Equipment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 428 of 1992)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of Satisfaction of Certain Contractual Claims arising from Trade Sanctions against Libya) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 385 of 1993)

∙European Communities (Further Discontinuation of Certain Trade with Serb-Controlled Areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 163 of 1995)

∙European Communities (Trade with Iraq) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 370 of 1997)

∙European Communities (Authorised Agencies) (Issue of Certificates of Origin) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 318 of 1998)

∙European Communities (Interruption of Certain Economic Relations with Angola) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 503 of 1998)

∙European Communities (Prohibition on the Sale, Supply, and Export to Burma/Myanmar of Equipment which might be used for Internal Repression or Terrorism) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 299 of 2000)

∙European Communities (Control of Exports of Dual-Use Items) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 317 of 2000)

∙Customs-Free Airport (Extension of Laws) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 430 of 2000)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of the Export of Certain Goods and Services to Afghanistan and Strengthening of the Flight Ban) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 417 of 2001)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of the Export of Certain Goods and Services to Afghanistan and Strengthening of the Flight Ban) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 467 of 2001)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of the Export of Certain Goods and Services to Afghanistan and Strengthening of the Flight Ban) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 547 of 2001)

∙European Communities (Prohibition of the Export of Certain Goods and Services to Zimbabwe) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 129 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Prohibition on the Importation into the Community of Rough Diamonds from Sierra Leone) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 139 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 438 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Control of Exports of Dual-Use Items) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 512 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Trade with Iraq) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 523 of 2002)

∙European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 211 of 2003)

∙European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 212 of 2003);

∙European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 497 of 2003)

∙European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 737 of 2003)

∙European Communities (Directive 2000/31/EC) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 68)

∙European Communities (Directive 2000/31/EC) (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. No. 490 of 2004)

3. In addition, on 18th October, 2005, under the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 635 of 2005), the Ministerial Functions under the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2005 (No. 12 of 2005) were also delegated to Minister of State Michael Ahern T.D. by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Micheál Martin, T.D.

Section Two

4. On the 15th April 2003, Ministerial Functions were delegated, by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Mary Harney T.D., to Minister of State Frank Fahey, T.D. who had responsibility for Labour Affairs, under the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (S.I. No 156 of 2003) in respect of the following pieces of legislation:

SCHEDULE

Part 1

∙Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990

∙Boiler Explosion Acts 1882 and 1890

∙Payment of Wages in Public Houses Prohibition Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 31)

∙Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2001

∙Safety in Industry Acts 1955 and 1980

∙Mines and Quarries Act 1965 (No. 7 of 1965)

∙Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2001

∙Employment Agency Act 1971 (No. 27 of 1971)

∙Dangerous Substances Acts 1972 and 1979

∙Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001

∙Protection of Employment Act 1977 (No. 7 of 1977)

∙Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2001

∙Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts 1984 to 2001

∙Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act 1987 (No. 18 of 1987)

∙Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 (No. 7 of 1989)

∙Payment of Wages Act 1991 (No. 25 of 1991)

∙Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001

∙Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 (No. 16 of 1996)

∙Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 (No. 20 of 1996)

∙Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (No. 20 of 1997)

∙Chemical Weapons Act 1997 (No. 28 of 1997)

∙Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (No. 43 of 1998)

∙National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000)

∙Carer's Leave Act 2001 (No. 19 of 2001)

∙Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (No. 45 of 2001)

Part 2

∙European Communities (Safeguarding of Employees' Rights on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 1980 (S.I. No. 306 of 1980)

∙European Communities (Safeguarding of Employees' Rights on Transfer of Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 487 of 2000)

∙European Communities (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 488 of 2000)

5. On 7th December, 2004, Ministerial Functions were delegated, by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Micheál Martin T.D., to Minister of State Tony Killeen, T.D. who has responsibility for Labour Affairs, under the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 809 of 2004) in respect of the following pieces of legislation:

Enactments

∙Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990

∙Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act, 1875

∙Boiler Explosion Acts 1882 and 1890

∙Payment of Wages in Public Houses Prohibition Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 31)

∙Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2004

∙Safety in Industry Acts 1955 and 1980

∙Mines and Quarries Act 1965 (No. 7 of 1965)

∙Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003

∙Employment Agency Act 1971 (No. 27 of 1971)

∙Dangerous Substances Acts 1972 and 1979

∙Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001

∙Protection of Employment Act 1977 (No. 7 of 1977)

∙Workers' Participation Acts 1977-1988

∙Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2001

∙Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts 1984 to 2004

∙Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act 1987 (No. 18 of 1987)

∙Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 (No. 7 of 1989)

∙Payment of Wages Act 1991 (No. 25 of 1991)

∙Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001

∙Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 (No. 16 of 1996)

∙Trans-national Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 (No. 20 of 1996)

∙Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (No. 20 of 1997)

∙Chemical Weapons Act 1997 (No. 28 of 1997)

∙Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (No. 43 of 1998)

∙National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000)

∙Carer's Leave Act 2001 (No. 19 of 2001)

∙Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (No. 45 of 2001)

∙Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 (No. 29 of 2003)

Instruments

∙European Communities (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 488 of 2000); and

∙European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003).

6. In addition, on 28th June, 2005, under the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2004, (S.I. No. 316 of 2005), the powers and duties of Micheál Martin T.D. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) were also delegated to Minister of State Killeen.