Assignment of Responsibilities under the
Public Service Management Act 1997

Conan has been assigned responsibility at Assistant Secretary level for:

• the preparation of legislation relating to civil law that does not come within the functional remit of any other specific department, as well as servicing the legislative needs of other divisions within the Department;
• liaison and mutual co-operation with other countries in regard to international child abduction and maintenance recovery;
• participation in international meetings at the European Union, Council of Europe and United Nations in relation to civil law matters dealing with the drawing up of agreements, treaties and other international instruments on matters of mutual interest and the preparation of legislation to give effect in the state of EU civil law instruments;
• the discharge of ministerial functions in relation to the courts, including: all constitutional and legislative matters related to judicial appointments and salaries;
• the making of Rules of Court and the preparation of material in relation to the Minister's accountability to the Dáil oncourts issues (The responsibility for the management of the courts system is conferred on the Courts Service, as a statutory body);
• all aspects of policy, secondary legislation, financing and management of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme.

Conan is a Designated Public Official under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 : see www.lobbying.ie