Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014
308. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of quangos that have been abolished since March 2011; the total number of quangos there were before that date; the number now remaining; his intentions to abolish further quangos; the numbers of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29547/14]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, in 2011 the Government undertook a wide ranging and detailed review of State agencies across the public service, and this review process formed the basis of the State agency rationalisation programme. This unprecedented programme of reform has resulted in almost 190 fewer State agencies, and there are a number of further measures in the process of being implemented. More detailed information on the implementation of the rationalisation programme is available on my Department's website, at http://www.per.gov.ie/summary-of-agency-rationalisation.
Regarding the agencies that still exist, I refer the Deputy to information contained in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2014, Detailed Expenditure Information on Non-Commercial State Agencies (http://www.per.gov.ie/estpubexp2013, pages 193-196).
