Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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749. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Defence (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 299 of 2017) was approved by Government on 5 July 2017 and came into effect on that date. Pursuant to the Order, statutory responsibility for a wide range of Defence matters has been delegated to me. The principal responsibilities delegated include powers to make Regulations under various provisions of the Defence Acts 1954 to 2015 and powers in respect of personnel-related issues affecting members of the Defence Forces. The powers delegated to me under the Defence (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 are, essentially, the same as the powers delegated under the Defence (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 314 of 2016) with the exception of some minor changes. As part of the preparation of the 2017 Order, an examination took place of the statutory provisions specified in the 2016 Order. Following on from this examination, statutory powers conferred on the Minister for Defence under the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (sections 9, 10 and 13) and the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1998 (sections 9 and 10) were included in the 2017 Order.