Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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734. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 521 and 522 of 12 of November 2013, the current Minister and Department responsible for providing the figures for tourism and sport prior to March 2011; the current Minister and Department responsible for providing figures relating to local roads prior to 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49317/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has a policy of making the maximum possible financial information available on the and is committed to continuing to update and improve the reports which already have been made available. However, the details requested by the Deputy are not readily accessible by my Department.  

In respect of payments relating to Tourism and Sport for the period prior to March 2011, the Tourism and Sport functions were part of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, which was later re-named the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport.  In the reconfiguration of Departments which took place at the formation of the current Government, the Tourism and Sport functions and associated financial information for that year were transferred to my Department.  I understand that historical data relating to financial payments to third parties did not transfer across to my Department.

In respect of payments relating to regional and local roads for the period prior to ¹ January 2008, the regional and local road functions were part of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Statutory Instrument No. 815/2007 – Roads and Road Vehicles (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2007, provided for the transfer of regional and local road functions to my Department. Historical data relating to financial payments to third parties for goods and services remained with the former Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, which is now the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government.