Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 21st July, 2015.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Health and in the 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 2015.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Health conferred on him-

(a) by the enactments specified in Part 1 of the Schedule, and

(b) under the regulations specified in Part 2 of the Schedule,

are delegated to Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Minister of State at the Department of Health.

SCHEDULE

PART 1

Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2015

PART 2

Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1979 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1979 )

Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 328 of 1988 )

Misuse of Drugs (Supervision of Prescription and Control of Supply of Methadone) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1998 )

European Communities (Control of Drug Precursors) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 558 of 2009 )

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

14 July 2015.

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 2015 delegates to Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Minister of State at the Department of Health the statutory powers and duties of the Minister for Health mentioned in the Order.