Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 410: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the functions which have, since the last general election, been delegated to Ministers of State at her 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. [22841/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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There are two Delegation of Functions Orders currently in force in my Department. Under the Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2004 (SI No. 521 of 2005), the Government delegated to Mr Brian Lenihan TD, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, the powers and duties of the Minister for Education and Science conferred on her by or under the Children Acts 1908 to 1989, the Children Act 2001 and the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. The delegation does not include powers and duties that require the Minister to give her agreement to the exercise of any power or performance of any duty by another Minister.

Under the Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 3) Order 2004 (SI No. 522 of 2005) the Government delegated to Ms Síle de Valera TD, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, the power and duties of the Minister for Education and Science conferred on the Minister by or under the Youth Work Act 2001; section 7(1)(c)(i) of the Education Act 1998, insofar as it relates to adult education, including educational disadvantage, among adults; and section 7(1)(c)(ii) of the Education Act 1998 insofar as it relates to transport services. Both of these orders were made on 7 December 2004.

Prior to these, there have been a number of Delegation Orders made since the convention of the current Dáil. These are the Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 1) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 653 of 2002); the Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 654 of 2002); the Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 526 of 2003); and the Education and Science (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 738 of 2003).