Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 3rd June, 2011.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Education and Skills 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 Education and Skills (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Education and Skills, conferred on him by or under-

(a) the Industrial Training Act 1967 (No. 5 of 1967),

(b) the Youth Employment Agency Act 1981 (No. 32 of 1981),

(c) the Labour Services Act 1987 (No. 15 of 1987) (other than subsection (2) of section 3, section 6 and Schedule 1),

(d) section 7 (1)(c)(i) of the Education Act 1998 (No. 51 of 1998), in so far as it relates to adult education, including educational disadvantage (within the meaning of section 32(9) of the Act) among adults,

(e) section 7 (1)(c)(ii) of the Education Act 1998 , in so far as it relates to transport services, and

(f) the National Training Fund Act 2000 (No. 41 of 2000),

are delegated to Ciarán Cannon, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

31 May 2011.

ENDA KENNY,

Taoiseach,