Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the State agencies under the remit of his Department who have, or had over the past decade, the power to sign statutory instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Since the Department was established in June 2002, two agencies under its remit have had, and continue to have, the power to sign statutory instruments, namely, Bord na gCon and Horse Racing Ireland.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide a list of all unnumbered statutory instruments signed by him or his predecessors over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Pursuant to the Statutory Instruments Act 1947, as amended, the Attorney General has the power, where certain criteria are met, to exempt certain statutory instruments from the operation of that Act. Statutory instruments so exempted do not require to be issued with a statutory instrument number. Since the Department was established in June 2002, my Ministerial predecessors and I have signed no unnumbered statutory instruments.