Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2013
612. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were fully funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1901/13]
View answer614. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were partially funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2032/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 612 and 614 together.
The only non-statutory bodies, i.e. a body not established or operating under a parent statute, funded directly from my Department’s Vote during 2012 were the National Digital Research Centre and ‘The Wheel’, an umbrella group for voluntary bodies that was established as a once off project to assist older people around the country to get ready for the switchover to digital television. My Department provided €4.2m in capital funding to the National Digital Research Centre in 2012 and €1.2m to ‘The Wheel’.
