Vol. 470 No. 4
132 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the State companies, if any, under the aegis of his Department; the number employed in each such company; and the amount of the State investment in and annual subvention to each, where applicable. [19342/96]
The following information details the numbers employed and the annual grant-in-aid approved in 1996 to bodies under the aegis of my Department which I regard as falling within the scope of the Deputy's question. Details of the numbers employed have been provided by the bodies in question. The Deputy will appreciate that I have no statutory function in relation to the numbers employed by RTE.
Bord na Gaeilge
Employees, 30; Grant-in-aid, £2,500,000.
Bord Scannán na hÉireann
Employees, 4; Grant-in-aid, £3,410,000.
Broadcasting Complaints Commission
Employees — Secretarial service provided on a part-time basis by the Department of Finance; Grant-in-aid, £10,000.
An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Employees, 26; Grant-in-aid, £18,400,000.
An Chomhairle Oidhreachta
Employees, 10; Grant-in-aid, £2,200,000.
Independent Radio and Television Commission
Employees, 8; Grant-in-aid, Nil.
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Employees, 41; Grant-in-aid, £1,390,000.
National Concert Hall
Employees, 65; Grant-in-aid, £485,000.
National Gallery of Ireland
Employees, 54; Grant-in-aid, £1,859,000.
RTE
Employees, 2,063; Grant-in-aid in respect of net TV licence fee revenue, £55,336,000; Grant-in-aid in respect of Teilifís na Gaeilge, £15,450,000.
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Employees, 155; Grant-in-aid, £20,100,000.
