State Bodies Accounts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2013

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Questions (443)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

443. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she 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. [25024/13]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman and the Social Welfare Tribunal.

Body	Accounts more than 1 year Old	Accounts more than 2 years Old
Citizens Information Board	Accounts for year ended 31/12/2011 laid in 2012
Pension Board	Accounts for year ended 31/12/2011 laid in 2012
Office of the Pensions Ombudsman	Accounts for year ended 31/12/2011 laid in 2012
Social Welfare Tribunal	No requirement to lay accounts

The latest accounts in respect of the Citizens Information Board, the Pension Board and the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman referring to the year ended 31/12/2011 were accepted by Government and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in 2012. The Social Welfare Tribunal is not required to lay accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas.