Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the areas and functions where responsibility has been devolved from him to a State or statutory agency; the agencies involved; the arrangements in each agency to respond on a priority basis to enquiries from Members of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9917/08]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister, I have overall responsibility for the formulation of national policy in the areas of Arts, Sport and Tourism and, through my Department, for monitoring its implementation. The statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department which have responsibility for the execution of policy are listed in my Department's Statement of Strategy and Annual Reports which are available on my Department's website. The functions of these bodies are set out in the relevant Acts, Articles of Association or constitutions under which they were established.

My Department has written, in the context of its overall corporate governance role in relation to the bodies under its aegis, regarding the need to have effective systems in place to respond to queries from Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. They have confirmed that appropriate arrangements are in place in this regard.