I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 to 318, inclusive, and 322 together.
The information sought by the Deputy concerning non-commercial bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group is set out in the following table. The bodies in question are as follows:
National Museum of Ireland
National Library of Ireland
National Gallery of Ireland
National Concert Hall
National Archives
Irish Film Board
An Coimisinéir Teanga
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Chester Beatty Library
Crawford Gallery
Heritage Council
Arts Council
Foras na Gaeilge
Ulster-Scots Agency
Waterways Ireland
As reflected in the in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV), Exchequer funding for administrative purposes, including payment of wages and salaries, is provided to all of these bodies. In the case of the North/South Implementation bodies established under the British Irish Agreement — Foras na Gaeilge, the Ulster-Scots Agency and Waterways Ireland — it should be noted that funding is provided by both my Department and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in Northern Ireland.
Details of the expenditure allocations made available to the bodies in question are published each year in the annual REV and the Appropriation Account. The REV also includes Agency Statements, which provide details in relation to expenditure on administration and pay in the previous year. These publications are available on the website of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at www.per.gov.ie and on the website of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General at www.audgen.gov.ie.
There are no commercial semi-Stage agencies or bodies operating within my Department's ambit.
Name of Agency
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Number of whole time equivalent staff serving at 30/09/2011
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Number of board members (including Chair)
|
Annual remuneration payable to Chairs and board members
|
Waterways Ireland
|
359.81
|
No board
|
N/A
|
Foras na Gaeilge
|
61
|
16
|
Chair: €12,600; Vice-Chair: of €10,350; Board members: €8,100 (south); £5,510 (north)
|
Ulster-Scots Agency
|
16.54
|
8
|
Chair: £8,570; Board members: €8,100 (south); £5,510 (north).
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta
|
92.8
|
20
|
Chair: €20,520; Board members: €11,970
|
Crawford Art Gallery
|
14
|
16
|
No fees paid
|
National Library of Ireland
|
109.27
|
12
|
Chair: €9,450; Board members: €6,300
|
Heritage Council
|
16
|
11
|
Chair: €8,978; Board members: €5,985
|
National Gallery of Ireland
|
113.20
|
16
|
Chair: €8,978; Board members: €5,985
|
National Concert Hall
|
59
|
15
|
Chair: €8,978; No fee paid to board members
|
National Museum of Ireland
|
164.99
|
16
|
Chair: €8,978; Board members: €5,985
|
Irish Museum of Modern Art
|
81
|
15
|
Chair: €8,978; No fee paid to board members
|
Arts Council
|
46
|
13
|
Chair: €8,978; Board members: €5,985
|
Irish Film Board
|
15
|
7
|
Chair: €8,978; Board members: €5,985
|
National Archives
|
44.7*
|
No board
|
N/A
|
Chester Beatty Library
|
32.5
|
12
|
No fees paid
|
An Coimisinéir Teanga
|
6.4*
|
No board
|
N/A
|
*Part of overall Departmental numbers