While I have overall responsibility for policy matters relating to Transport, Tourism and Sport, the agencies and state-owned enterprises (semi-states) themselves are responsible for those functions devolved to them by the Oireachtas through legislation. North-South bodies such as Tourism Ireland were established pursuant to an international treaty and accountable to the North-South Ministerial Council of which I am member but are not accountable directly to me or to the Oireachtas or the Northern Ireland Assembly.
When I receive a question which is within the remit of an agency, I forward it to that agency for direct response to the Deputy within ten working days. This is a new initiative and is in stark contrast to previous practice where those questions were submitted for disallowance and the information not provided. The agencies involved are:
Agencies under the Remit of the Department
Sector
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Agency
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Dublin Airport Authority
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Shannon Airport Authority
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Irish Aviation Authority
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Aviation
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Commission for Aviation Regulation
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Drogheda Port Company
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Dublin Port Company
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Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
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Galway Harbour Company
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New Ross Port Company
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Port of Cork Company
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Port of Waterford Company
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Shannon Foynes Port Company
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Maritime
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Wicklow Port Company
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CIÉ Holding Company
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Bus Éireann
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Dublin Bus/Bus Átha Cliath
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Irish Rail/Iarnród Éireann
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Railway Procurement Agency
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National Transport Authority
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Public Transport
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Railway Safety Commission
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Medical Bureau of Road Safety
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National Roads Authority
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Roads
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Road Safety Authority
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Irish Sports Council
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Sports
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National Sports Campus Development Authority/NSCDA
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National Tourism Development Authority/Fáilte Ireland
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Tourism
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Tourism Ireland
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