Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 December 2009
87 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of State boards, agencies, regulators or other bodies under her remit; the cost of these bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46051/09]
View answerThe following table lists the Offices, agencies, regulators and other bodies currently under the aegis of my Department. The table also sets out the funding allocated to each of these entities by my Department in 2009. The allocations include Exchequer funding and, where appropriate, National Training Fund monies.
Some of the agencies also receive funding from other sources, such as fees, property rental, grant refunds, and from other Departments or bodies. Funding from these sources is not included in the table. Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and 2009 funding allocations
|
2009 Allocation |
|
|
€000 |
|
|
Offices |
|
|
Labour Court |
3,115 |
|
Labour Relations Commission |
6,286 |
|
Companies Registration Office and Registrar of Friendly Societies |
8,912 |
|
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement |
5,535 |
|
National Employment Rights Authority |
8,731 |
|
Patents Office 1 |
|
|
Employment Appeals Tribunal1 |
|
|
Agencies |
|
|
County & City Enterprise Boards (35 in existence) |
27,812 |
|
Competition Authority |
5,568 |
|
Enterprise Ireland |
199,972 |
|
FÁS |
1,063,936 |
|
Forfás |
37,164 |
|
Health & Safety Authority |
22,638 |
|
IDA Ireland |
117,971 |
|
InterTradeIreland2 |
8,499 |
|
Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA)3 |
1,532 |
|
National Consumer Agency |
8,588 |
|
National Standards Authority of Ireland |
8,241 |
|
2009 REV Allocation |
|
|
€000 |
|
|
Personal Injuries Assessment Board4 |
— |
|
Science Foundation Ireland |
170,524 |
|
Shannon Development |
957 |
|
Other Bodies5 |
|
|
Skillnets |
16,595 |
|
Joint Labour Committees |
135 |
|
Company Law Review Group |
113 |
|
Sales Review Group |
20 |
|
Business Regulation Group |
60 |
Notes
1 The Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Patents Office are funded from the Department’s central Administrative Budget and do not have separate budgetary allocations.
2 InterTradeIreland is co-financed by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland. The figure provided on the table refers to the contribution of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
3 Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) is co-financed by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and industry associations. The figure provided on the table refers to the contribution of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
4 Start-up funding was provided to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board in 2004 and 2005. The Board’s statutory activities have been self-financing since 2006.
5 In addition to the entities shown on the above table, the following bodies/groups that come under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment are funded through the Department’s agencies:
Crafts Council of Ireland
National Competitiveness Council
Expert Group on Future Skills Needs
The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs reports jointly to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister for Education and Science.
