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Summary
Deputy Ó Fearghaíl asks whether assigning additional Defence duties requires amending the Ministers and Secretaries Act. The Chair advises him to pursue the matter through a parliamentary question.
It has been reported that the Cabinet decided on Tuesday to assign additional duties to the Minister of State at the Department of Defence. Does the Government propose to amend the Ministers and Secretaries Act, given the speculation by some media outlets about the Department of Defence being assigned to-----
Comment on this
The Ministers and Secretaries Act is important legislation, certainly for people in the Defence Forces.