Departmental Agencies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2011

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Questions (441, 442)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

462 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under the aegis of his Department (details supplied); the total number of whole-time equivalent staff; the number of board members; the chairperson and board members respective remuneration packages; the annual wage bill and the total amount of central funding provided to the agency inclusive of wage bill. [30770/11]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

The information requested by the Deputy can be found listed in the following table. The Agriculture Appeals Office, An Foras Orgánach and COFORD (National Council for Forest Research and Development) are not agencies but are part of my Department and as such would be included in any Departmental figures.

Body	Total Number of Staff (Full-time equivalents)	Total Number of Board Members	Remuneration	Total Annual Wage Bill	Total Amount of Central Funding for each Agency
Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB)	0.251	7	Chair: €8,978; Ordinary Board member: €5,985	—	€300,000
Bord Bia (Irish Food Board)	97	15	Chair: €20,520; Ordinary Board member: €11,970	€9.16m	€35.182m
Bord Iascaigh Mhara	125.2	5	Chair: €11,970; Ordinary Board member: €7,695	€8.949m including pensioners	€16.738m
Marine Institute	188.1	8	Chair: €11,970; Ordinary Board member: €7,695	€7.4m (Centrally Funded Staff)€3.325m (Other wage costs funded independently of central pay funding)	€24.2m
National Milk Agency	5	14	Only the Chair receives remuneration of €8,978 per annum	€340,930	Nil
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA)	96	3	Authority is comprised of 3 staff. No additional remuneration paid to Authority members.	€7.2m	€10.9m
Teagasc	1,262.55	12	Chair: €20,520; Ordinary Board member: €11,970	€79.709m	€126.165m
Veterinary Council of Ireland	4	19	No remuneration is paid to Board members	€202,585	Nil

1Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine staff

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

463 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30776/11]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

There are 12 State Bodies that fall under the aegis of my Department, 8 of which are classified as non-commercial and are listed as follows.

State Body

Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board

Bord Bia

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

Marine Institute

National Milk Agency

Sea Fisheries Protection Agency

Teagasc

Veterinary Council of Ireland