Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
956. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the estimated cost of each quango in his Department; the amount expected to be saved from the mergers of quangos in his Department; the basis for this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37257/12]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that the number of Commercial State bodies and Non-Commercial State bodies, including Regulators, under the aegis of my Department, is 18. These commercial companies and other bodies are generally not quangos if the Deputy has a particular quango in mind and if it falls under the aegis of this Department, I will endeavour to answer any questions he raises.
While no bodies have been abolished or merged by my Department in 2011 or to date in 2012, my Department has reviewed the rationalisation proposals for Agencies under its aegis as set out in the Public Service Reform Plan and the issue is due for consideration by Government. I would also mention that in 2010 my Department oversaw the creation of Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2010, a single body which replaced the functions of 8 Fisheries Boards, 8 Fisheries cooperatives and the National Salmon Commission. The current expenditure allocation for IFI in 2012 is €24.7m compared to €25.2m for the various Fisheries Boards in 2010, a reduction of €0.5m.
Table
|
Name of Body |
Status |
Exchequer Funding for 2012 €000s |
|
An Post Bord Gáis Éireann Bord na Móna EirGrid Electricity Supply Board (ESB) Raidió Teilifís Éireann TG4 |
Commercial State Bodies |
*12,457 - - - - **185,724 32,750 |
|
Inland Fisheries Ireland Digital Hub Development Agency Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission (Loughs Agency) National Oil Reserves Agency Irish National Petroleum Corporation Mining Board Ordinance Survey Ireland Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
Non-Commercial State Bodies |
28,462 3,736 2,595 - - - 8,466 8,265 |
|
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Commission for Energy Regulation Commission for Communications Regulation |
Regulators |
- - - |
* Vote neutral, payment for collection of the television licence fee.
**Grant to Raidió Telefís Éireann from Broadcasting Licence Fee Receipts (Grant-in-Aid) – (Vote neutral).
