Office of the Minister For Children and Youth Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 2011

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 218/2011
• Year: 2011

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th May, 2011.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 6 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 (No. 36 of 1939), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011.

(2) This Order comes into operation on 3 June 2011.

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

(2) References to the Department of Health and Children contained in any Act or any instrument made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Health and Children by or under the Acts specified in the Schedule are transferred to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

(2) The functions of the Minister for Health and Children in relation to—

(a) promoting the development of integrated policy frameworks to enable the development and implementation of cross-departmental strategies to secure the well-being of children and young people,

(b) conducting, commissioning and publishing research and building an information base to inform the development of policy and service delivery for children and young people across relevant government agencies and non-governmental organisations,

(c) developing, monitoring and supporting the implementation of play, recreation and youth policies,

(d) overseeing the development, improvement and monitoring of policies and structures to promote and enable participation by children and young people in decision-making on matters that affect their lives, and

(e) providing and administering early childhood care and education programmes, including the Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme, the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) Scheme and the Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) Scheme, are transferred to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

(3) References to the Minister for Health and Children contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and...