Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 634: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the estimated cost of rebranding his Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14691/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, as part of the restructuring of Departments and agencies announced by the Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann on 23 March last to ensure greater coherence and produce more efficient delivery, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs will become the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs and will incorporate responsibility for social inclusion policy and family policy from the Department of Social and Family Affairs and for equality, disability, integration and human rights from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

The process of transferring functions and changing Departmental titles pursuant to this announcement is in hands and I understand that the Department of Finance, in consultation with the other relevant Departments, will bring proposals in this regard to Government for approval in due course.

The Deputy will appreciate, therefore, that at present it is not possible to provide the details requested by him in relation to the costs associated with renaming my Department. With regard to the matter of disposing of old stationery, it is my intention that all stationary currently held by my Department will be used to the greatest extent feasible. I have also directed my officials to ensure that any costs arising due to the name change of my Department are kept to a minimum and met from within existing resources.