Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the sections and subsections of the Citizens Information Act 2007 that have yet to be commenced in full, and where part of a section or subsection has been commenced to identify which part has been commenced and which part has not. [27680/07]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the sections and subsections of the Comhairle Act 2000 that have yet to be commenced in full, and where part of a section or subsection has been commenced to identify which part has been commenced and which part has not. [27686/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 197 together.

Section 3 of the Citizens Information Act, 2007, which changed the name of the statutory body, came into force on 21 February 2007 when the Act was signed into law by the President. Sections 1, 2 and 4 (except insofar as it provides for the insertion of paragraph (bb) in section 7 (1) of the Comhairle Act, 2000), and sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Citizens Information Act, 2007 came into force on 30 March 2007 when the Citizens Information Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 141 of 2007) was signed.

The part of section 4 which has been commenced confers new functions on the Citizens Information Board in relation to enhanced provision of information services, including a statutory requirement on the Board to set terms and conditions for the provision of funding to voluntary bodies.

The remaining sections of the Citizens Information Act, 2007, i.e. part of Section 4 (insofar as it provides for the insertion of paragraph (bb) in section 7 (1) of the Comhairle Act, 2000) and all of Section 5, which concern the introduction of the Personal Advocacy Service, are subject to a commencement order.

All sections of the Comhairle Act, 2000 came into force on 2 March 2000 when the Act was signed into law by the President.