Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the statutory powers that have been delegated to Ministers of State in his Department; and the date on which the statutory powers were delegated. [40781/12]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1977 provides for the delegation of statutory Ministerial powers and duties to Ministers of State. is may be done at the request of the Minister concerned, by Government Order. e statutory powers of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade relate to consular, passport and other technical matters and it has never been the practice, or considered necessary, to delegate these.