Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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253. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the responsibilities and powers that have been delegated to the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6571/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Minister of State Ann Phelan’s responsibilities were extended by the Government in late 2014. In addition to her assignment to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, she has now also been assigned to my Department where she has responsibility for a range of functions relating to Community, Local and Rural Development. Any associated statutory responsibilities/functions to be delegated will be the subject of a formal Delegation of Functions Order in due course.