Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 2nd October, 2020.

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 2020.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Health conferred on him by or under the enactments specified in the Schedule are delegated to Mary Butler, Minister of State at the Department of Health.

SCHEDULE

Mental Health Acts 2001 to 2018

Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (No. 11 of 2006)

Prisons Act 2007 (No. 10 of 2007)

Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010)

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

22 September, 2020.

MICHEÁL MARTIN,

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 2020 delegates to Mary Butler, Minister of State at the Department of Health the statutory powers and duties of the Minister for Health mentioned in the Order.