Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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386. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to reconfigure his Department; the timeline for completion of this reconfiguration; the title of this Department, if he will provide an organisation chart for the reconfigured Department, to include name and contact details for the senior official in each section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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As announced by the Taoiseach on 23rd January last, there will be a reconfiguration in the make-up of my Department, in particular, bringing the Gaeltacht function into the Department of Rural and Community Development.

My officials are currently liaising with the other relevant Departments and are preparing Statutory Instruments to effect the Transfer of Functions and the new Department's Title. There are also detailed discussions on non-statutory administrative processes and resources. This work is ongoing and will be completed in due course. During this transitionary period the divisions of the new Department are already working closely together.

Once the formal steps are finalised the Corporate Governance Framework for my Department will be updated to reflect the changes and this will include details of the Framework of Assignments for senior officials and will be published on my Department's website: www.gov.ie/drcd and on the 'Who Does What' section of gov.ie.

Mar a d'fhógair an Taoiseach ar an 23ú Eanáir seo caite, beidh atheagrú ag tarlú i mo Roinnse, agus feidhm na Gaeltachta á tabhairt isteach sa Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail.

Tá mo chuid oifigeach i mbun plé leis na Ranna ábhartha eile faoi láthair agus tá Ionstraimí Reachtúla á n-ullmhú acu chun an tAistriú Feidhmeanna agus Teideal na Roinne nua a chur i gcrích. Tá comhráite mionsonraithe ar bun freisin ar phróisis agus acmhainní riaracháin neamhreachtúla. Tá an obair seo ar siúl i gcónaí agus críochnófar í in am trátha. Le linn na hidirthréimhse seo, tá rannáin na Roinne nua ag obair go dlúth le chéile cheana féin.

Nuair a bheidh na céimeanna foirmiúla tugtha chun críche, déanfar uasdátú ar an gCreat Rialachais Chorparáidigh do mo Roinn chun na hathruithe a léiriú, agus san áireamh ansin beidh sonraí faoin gCreat Sannachán d'oifigigh shinsearacha agus foilseofar é ar shuíomh gréasáin mo Roinne: www.gov.ie/drcd agus faoi 'Cé a Dhéanann Cad' de gov.ie.