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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2014

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Questions (639)

Seán Kyne

Question:

639. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the names of all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under her Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37199/14]

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A list of the bodies and agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group along with details of the individual websites is contained in the following table. These websites contain details on the core duties and functions of these bodies and agencies and also the details relating to the date of establishment and, where applicable, any relevant legislation from which they derive their powers.

Bodies and Agencies funded from the Department's Vote Group:

Body

Website Address

An Coimisinéir Teanga

www.coimisineir.ie

Údarás na Gaeltachta

www.udaras.ie

Arts Council

www.artscouncil.ie

National Archives

www.nationalarchives.ie

Irish Manuscripts Commission

www.irishmanuscripts.ie

National Museum of Ireland

www.museum.ie

Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)

www.modernart.ie

National Gallery of Ireland

www.nationalgallery.ie

Crawford Gallery

www.crawfordartgallery.com

National Concert Hall

www.nch.ie

National Library of Ireland

www.nli.ie

Chester Beatty Library

www.cbl.ie

Irish Film Board

www.irishfilmboard.ie

Heritage Council

www.heritagecouncil.ie

Cross Border Implementation Bodies under the aegis of the Department:

Body

Website Address

Waterways Ireland

www.waterwaysireland.org

An Foras Teanga, which comprises:

1. Foras na Gaeilge

www.gaeilge.ie

www.forasnagaeilge.ie

2. Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch

www.ulsterscotsagency.com

Details of the expenditure allocations made available to the bodies in question are published each year in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) and the Appropriation Account. The REV also includes Agency Statements, which provide details in relation to staff numbers and expenditure on administration and pay in the previous year. These publications are available on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at www.per.gov.ie and on the website of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General at www.audgen.gov.ie.

The Deputy may note that this reply does not include organisations, other than those listed above, which receive grants from my Department, or indeed routine working groups established within my Department to support the delivery of its goals.

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