Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 22 Oct 1996

Vol. 470 No. 4

Written Answers. - State Companies.

Bertie Ahern

Ceist:

159 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the State companies, if any, under the aegis of his Department; the number employed in each such company; and the amount of the State investment in and annual subvention to each, where applicable. [19337/96]

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Howlin)

The following is the information requested:

State Body	Number employed
An Bord Pleanála	66½
An Comhairle Leabharlanna	12
Environmental Protection Agency	149
Medical Bureau of Road Safety	12
National Safety Council	13
?? Custom House Docks
Development Authority	11
Temple Bar Properties Ltd	16
Temple Bar Renewal Ltd	1*
?? National Building Agency	45
?? Housing Finance Agency	9
Rent Tribunal	3*
National Roads Authority	70
?? Local Government Computer
Services Board	94
?? Local Government Staff
Negotiations Board	18#
Fire Services Council	6*
Dublin Transportation Office	11

* The Department provides staffing services on a nonrepayment basis. Figure represents full-time equivalents.

# The services of some of these staff are currently being provided on an agency basis to the Health Service Employers Agency.

My Department incurs both current and capital expenditure in the payment of grants to some of the semi-State bodies under its aegis; details are available in the annual volumesRevised Estimates for Public Services, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. The bodies shown do not receive such grants.