The information requested by the Deputy regarding the agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under the Department's remit, their core duties and functions, the date of establishment and the legislation from which they derive is available in the following table.
The staff numbers of each agency are available in the Annual Reports of the Agencies while the 2013 budget of each and the proposed 2014 budget are available in the book of estimates.
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Name of Agency/Body/Working Groups
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Core Duties/functions
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Date of Establishment
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Legislation (primary or otherwise
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Port of Cork Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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03/03/1997
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Harbours Act 1996 (No.11/96)
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Drogheda Port Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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03/03/1997
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Harbours Act 1996
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Dublin Port Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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03/03/1997
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Harbours Act 1996
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Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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03/03/1997
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Harbours Act 1996
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Shannon/Foynes Port Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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11/09/2000
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Harbours Act 1996
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Galway Harbour Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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03/03/1997
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Harbours Act 1996
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New Ross Port Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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03/03/1997
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Harbours Act 1996
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Port of Waterford Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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11/01/1999
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Harbours Act 1996
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Wicklow Port Company
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Management, control, operation and development of harbour/port
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26/04/2002
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Harbours Act 1996
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Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB)
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The function of the MCIB is to carry out investigations into marine casualties that take place in Irish waters or involve Irish registered vessels.
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June 2002
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Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act, 2000.
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Railway Safety Commission
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(1)To foster and encourage railway safety
(2) to enforce the Railway Safety Act 2005 and any other legislation relating to railway safety
(3) To investigate and report on railway accidents and incidents for the purposes of determining compliance with safety management systems and safety targets.
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1 January 2006
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Railway Safety Act 2005
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Medical Bureau of Road Safety
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The functions of the Bureau include:
- The receipt and analysis for intoxicants of specimens of blood and urine forwarded to the Bureau.- The issue of certificates of analysis.- The provision of equipment for the taking or provision of specimens of blood and urine.- Approval, supply and testing of equipment or apparatus for indicating the presence of alcohol in the breath.- Approval, supply and testing of equipment or apparatus for determining the concentration of alcohol in the breath.- Research on drinking and drugs in relation to driving, including the methods of determining the amount of alcohol or drugs in a person’s body and the epidemiology of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
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November 1968
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Road Traffic Acts 1968 –2014
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Road Safety Authority
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The functions of the Authority include:
- Developing and implementing information and education campaigns to increase awareness of road safety and promote safer driving
- Improving vehicle standards
- Establishing and monitoring a standard for driver instruction
- Overseeing the system of driver licensing and undertaking certain enforcement activities
- Working with stakeholders to ensure a co-ordinated response and ensure our collective resources are used wisely and efficiently
- Undertaking accident and road safety research in order to develop measures and recommendations to improve road safety
- Advising the Minister for Transport on road safety policy
- Producing road safety strategy documents and monitoring their implementation
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September 2006
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Road Safety Authority Act 2006.
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Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU)
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Responsible for the investigation of aircraft accidents, serious incidents, and incidents (Occurrences) that occur within Ireland. In addition the AAIU provides assistance to foreign safety investigation authorities who conduct investigations into occurrences of Irish registered and / or operated aircraft abroad. Furthermore, in some cases Foreign States may delegate Investigations back to the AAIU as the state of registry/operator.
Furthermore the AAIU is responsible for the investigation of accidents to Irish registered/operated aircraft that crash in international waters.
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AAIU was formed in 1994 within the then Department of Transport, Energy and Communications. It coincided with the formation of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) as the aviation regulator.
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Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 205 of 1997 Air Navigation (Notification and Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Regulations, 1997 came into effect on the 25 July 1997.
SI No. 205 has since been replaced by SI No. 460 of 2009, Air Navigation (Notification and Investigation of Accidents, Serious Incidents and Incidents) Regulations, 2009 and came into effect on 9th December 2009.
The AAIU is also subject to EU Regulation No. 996/2010 and International Convention Annex 13
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Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)
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The Irish Aviation Authority is responsible for the management of Irish controlled airspace, the safety regulation of Irish civil aviation and the oversight of civil aviation security in Ireland
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1993
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Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993.
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Commission for Aviation Regulation
(CAR)
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Commission is responsible for:
- regulating Dublin Airport Authority’s airport charges at Dublin Airport.
- regulating the Irish Aviation Authority’s aviation terminal services charges. -approving ground handlers.
- licensing Irish air carriers.
- enforcing consumer protection regulations which focus on the rights and entitlements of passengers travelling by air.
- implementing certain aspects of community legislation in relation to slot allocation and schedule coordination, and
- licensing travel agents and tour operators in Ireland
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2001
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Aviation Regulation Act, 2001
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Dublin Airport Authority
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Management, operation and development of Dublin and Cork airports.
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21.07.04
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State Airport Act 2004 (No. 32)
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Cork Airport Authority
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Management, operation and development of Cork airport.
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21.07.04
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State Airport Act 2004 (No. 32)
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Shannon Group plc
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Oversee the exercise by Shannnon Airport and Shannon Commercial Enterprises of their functions, promote the development of aviation and other business activities around Shannon airport.
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05.09.14
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State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (No. 27)
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National Facilitation Committee
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This Committee was established to bring together the main players operating at Irish airports to provide a forum to ultimately improve the passenger experience.
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25.04.12
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The need for the committee arises from a provision of Annex 9 of the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) Convention which requires the establishment of a National Facilitation Committee.
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Sub-Group on Airport Immigration Matters
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Sub-group was been established to deal with the full range of issues concerning immigration at airports, including the introduction of new technology and passport matters.
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19.11.13
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None - Sub-group of the National Faciliation Committee
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Railway Procurement Agency
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Responsible for managing the construction and operation of Luas, to procure new light rail lines and Metro through a number of means including Public Private Partnership (PPP)
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2001
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Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001
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National Transport Authority
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Responsible for securing the provision of public passenger land transport services, including the provision of subvented bus and rail services by Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail. The NTA also has responsibility for the regulation of the taxi industry. In the Greater Dublin Area the NTA has the functions relating to Strategic Planning of transport and investment in public transport infrastructure.
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December 2009
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Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 as amended by the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009
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Córas Iompair Éireann
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Through its subsidiaries, CIÉ is the main provider of land public transport services within the State. The organisation structure is a holding company and three major operating companies – Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann.
Each of the three CIÉ operating subsidiaries have PSO contracts with the NTA under the provisions of the DTA Act 2008 as amended.
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January 1945
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Transport Act 1950 and the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008
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Bus Átha Cliath-Dublin Bus
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The principal objectives of BÁC are to provide passenger services by road for the city and county of Dublin. BÁC is also required to operate commercially to the maximum extent possible taking account of the public service obligations of the company.
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1986
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Transport (Re-Organisation of CIE) Act 1986
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Bus Éireann-Irish Bus
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BÉ is empowered to provide a wide range of bus and coach services throughout the country including expressway coach services linking major cities and towns; local bus services in rural areas; city bus services in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. They are also responsible for the operation of the national school transport scheme on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills.
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1986
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Transport (Re-Organisation of CIE) Act 1986
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Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail
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The principal objectives of IÉ are to provide a railway service and a road freight service. It is the general mandate of the company to operate commercially to the maximum extent possible, taking account of the public service obligations of the company and to manage, maintain and develop the rail network infrastructure.
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1986
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Transport (Re-Organisation of CIE) Act 1986
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National Roads Authority (NRA)
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General duty to secure the provision of a safe and efficient network of national roads, overall responsibility for the planning and supervision of works for the construction and maintenance of national roads and other functions assigned to it under the Roads Act 1993, as amended.
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23 December, 1993
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Roads Act, 1993, as amended and Statutory Instruments made under the Act, as amended and relevant EU Directives.
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Irish Sports Council
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Improving standards in high performance sport; increasing participation rates in sport; facilitating standards of fair play; combating doping; producing research and communicating information on sport.
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1 July 1999
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Irish Sports Council Act, 1999
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National Sports Campus Development Authority
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Develop a sports campus on the Abbotstown site; Furnish and equip the sports campus; Manage, operate and maintain the sports campus; and Encourage and promote the use of the sports campus by professional and amateur sports people and members of the public.
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June 2006
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National Sports Campus Development Authority Act 2006
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Failte Ireland
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Encourage Promote and Support Tourism
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28 May 2003
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National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003
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Tourism Ireland Limited
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Tourism Ireland is the all-island tourism marketing company established under the Good Friday Agreement. Tourism Ireland's role is to help grow overseas tourism revenue and visitor numbers to Ireland, and to help Northern Ireland to realise its tourism potential.
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Tourism Ireland Ltd was formally incorporated on 11th December 2000.
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Its Memorandum and Articles of Association govern its operations and it is accountable to the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) established under the Good Friday Agreement.
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