Departmental Bodies Abolition

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2013

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Questions (1133)

Patrick O'Donovan

Question:

1133. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or established by his Department that have been abolished, merged or re-organised since this Government took office; the savings that have been realised since the changes were made; the level of staff reduction that has been achieved; if he will provide details of further agency reductions that he intends to pursue in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57885/12]

Written answers

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 355 of 8th November 2012 which sets out the position to that date. Link

Since then, the Government decided in November 2012 to proceed with the separation of Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and to merge it with a restructured Shannon Development to form a new integrated Shannon entity in public ownership. The Order to specify the date of separation of Shannon Airport from the DAA as 31st December 2012 was executed last month following its approval by both Houses of the Oireachtas. On that day, the assets and business of Shannon Airport were transferred from the DAA to the Shannon Airport Authority (SAA).