I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 together.
Below for the Deputy's information is a list of the 20 bodies currently under the aegis of my Department.
Some 17 of these agencies are required to provide corporate returns to my Department. The two Irish Research Councils are included in the Higher Education Authority's return for the purposes of corporate governance while the National Council for Guidance in Education operates under the aegis of Léargas Ltd.
I can confirm to the Deputy that all of the bodies that are required to provide a comprehensive report under Section 13.1 of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies have done so in respect of 2010.
The requirement to provide a comprehensive report is not applicable to the Residential Institutions Redress Board, the Residential Institution Review Committee and the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse due to the arrangements in place and the nature and scale of their activities.
In addition the Education Finance Board has adopted the Code of Practice. The Board is subject to specific statutory provisions in relation to providing an annual report and annual accounts to the Minister. It should be noted that the General Scheme of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill includes provisions to dissolve the Education Finance board with the new Fund assuming the functions of the Board in relation to the remainder of moneys available to it.
Bodies under aegis of Department of Education and Skills (February 2012)
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An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)
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Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse (CICA)
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Education Finance Board (EFB)
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FÁS
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Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)
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Grangegorman Development Authority (GDA)
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Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC)
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Higher Education Authority (HEA)
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Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)
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Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS)
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Léargas Ltd. — The Exchange Bureau
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National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)
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National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)
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National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
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National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI)
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Residential Institutions Review Board (RIRB)
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Residential Institutions Review Committee RIRC)
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Skillnets Ltd.
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State Examinations Commission
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The Teaching Council
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