I can inform the Deputy that the information he requested is set out in the following table. The Deputy should also be aware that while in certain cases no specific budget exists for an activity, costs related to the activity may accrue to the overall budget for the agency. In such cases, it is unfeasible to attempt to extract these specific costs from overall costs. The Deputy should also note that, in respect of a number of agencies under my remit, my Department provides human resources services. I also wish to inform the Deputy that, in the time allowed, neither An Garda Síochána nor the Irish Prison Service were able to provide the information sought by the Deputy. These additional details will be forwarded directly as soon as they become available.
Name of Agency
under Remit of Department
|
Communications
Budget 2012 (€)
|
Public Relations
Budget 2012 (€)
|
Consultancy
Budget 2012 (€)
|
Advertising
Budget 2012 (€)
|
Human Resources
Budget 2012 (€)
|
Courts Service
|
118,000
|
Nil
|
180,000
|
50,000
|
34,000
|
Equality Authority
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
13,500
|
Nil
|
5,000
|
Forensic Science Laboratory
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
26,000
|
Nil
|
11,100
|
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission*
|
71,101.68
|
16,002.30
|
Nil
|
6,191.82
|
95,021.91
|
Legal Aid Board
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
3,000
approximately**
|
24,700
|
442,000
|
National Disability Authority
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
14,568**
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Probation Service
|
334,924*
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Property Registration Authority*
|
309,517
|
Nil
|
10,947
|
6,192
|
897,453
|
*These are spend figures for 2012 up to end of October.
**These are spend figures for 2012 to date.