Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2012
446 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons, non-governmental organisations and quangos that receive remuneration from his Department by way of wages, salaries, pensions, grants and other departmental funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31866/12]
View answer447 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list in tabular form of every quango and non-governmental organisation that received any moneys from his Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31881/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 446 and 447 together.
The Revised Estimates for Public Services published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform each year set out in tabular form detailed information on Non-Commercial State Agencies under the aegis of each Department. These Agency Statements include information on income from exchequer and non-exchequer sources, on expenditure for pay, non-pay and programmes purposes and on the number of employees in each agency.
Each year my Department makes a large volume of payments to a wide range of organisations, including non-governmental organisations, and individuals. The information requested, in relation to an extensive number of payments, is not readily available in my Department and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. If the Deputy wishes to put down a more specific question in the area of funding from my Department, or to communicate separately with me, I will endeavour to provide the information sought.
