S.I. No. 492/2011 - Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th September, 2011.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Health and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977 (No. 28 of 1977), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011.

2. The powers and duties of the Minister for Health conferred on him by or under the enactments specified in the Schedule are delegated to Kathleen Lynch, Minister of State at the Department of Health.

SCHEDULE

Part 2 and section 32 of the Disability Act 2005 (No. 14 of 2005)

Section 4 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001 (No. 14 of 2001)

Mental Health Act 2001 (No. 25 of 2001)

Sections 32 , 35 and 44 of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 (No. 15 of 2009)

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

27 September 2011.

ENDA KENNY,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 delegates to Kathleen Lynch, Minister of State at the Department of Health the statutory powers and duties of the Minister for Health mentioned in the Order.