S.I. No. 298/2017 - Statistics (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017.

1. This Order may be cited as the Statistics (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017.

2. The powers and duties of the Taoiseach conferred on him by or under—

(

a

) the

Statistics Act 1993

(No. 21 of 1993), and

(

b

) the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004

(No. 33 of 2004), in so far as those Acts relate to the Central Statistics Office,

are delegated to Joe McHugh, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

5 July 2017.

LEO VARADKAR,

Taoiseach.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

14

th July

, 2017.

The Government, on the request of the Taoiseach 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