Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2011
246 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of agencies, authorities and other bodies coming within his Department’s remit that operate independent payroll systems and the reason such a function could not be provided by his Department. [6795/11]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that the number of Bodies under the aegis of my Department is 18 and are as follows:
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Bord Gáis Éireann
Bord na Móna
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Inland Fisheries Ireland
Commission for Communications Regulation
Commission for Energy Regulation
Digital Hub Development Agency
EirGrid
Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission (Loughs Agency)
National Oil Reserves Agency
Ordnance Survey Ireland
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Teilifís na Gaeilge
My Department is moving its payroll to a shared service provided by the Department of Finance from its offices in Tullamore. It is also engaging intensively with the agencies under its aegis to achieve cost savings and efficiencies. In that context all shared services possibilities are being explored.
