State Bodies Accounts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2013

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Questions (365)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

365. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out in tabular form the names of all State-owned or substantially State-funded organisations under his Department whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas are more than one year old - that is, relating to a period ending before May 2012; and those of all such organisations whose latest accounts are more than two years old - that is, relating to a period ending before May 2011. [25020/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

Under the provisions of the 2009 'Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies' a number of bodies under the aegis of my Department are required to lay their Accounts before the House of the Oireachtas. A list of these bodies are:

- Education Finance Board (EFB);

- FÁS;

- Grangegorman Development Agency;

- Higher Education Authority;

- National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA);

- National Council for Special Education (NCSE);

- Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC);

- Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC);

- National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI);

- State Examinations Commission (SEC);

It should be noted that while the accounts may relate to a period prior to May 2012 for certain of the bodies, they are nevertheless in accordance with the requirement of the Code of Practice. The accounts of these bodies are available in the Oireachtas Library and may be available on their website.

In addition the VECs and some higher level institutions are also required to lay their accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas and these can be found in the Oireachtas Library also.