Written answers

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Department of An Taoiseach

Programme for Government Initiatives

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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132. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which the commitment in A Programme for a Partnership Government on supporting an enhanced approach to government by Ministers of State playing a more substantive role in decision-making is operating. [23342/18]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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In addition to delegation orders that assign responsibility for specific statutory functions, I have also assigned Ministers of State specific responsibilities to progress and implement Programme for Government commitments. Following the appointment of Ministers of State a set of policy priorities was agreed between myself as Taoiseach, Cabinet Ministers and the Ministers of State.

On the establishment of the Government I met with each Minister and their Ministers of State on a bilateral basis to discuss their short, medium and long term policy priorities. Since then I have regularly met with the Ministers of State to receive their updates on the progress they have made on implementing their Programme for Government policy priorities.

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