Vol. 530 No. 6
228 Mr. Haughey asked the Minister for Health and Children the authorities, agencies, organisations and institutions established by legislation which are ultimately accountable to his Department and which deal with issues which were once the responsibility of his Department; the year of their establishment; the most recent annual budget of each body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4568/01]
The following is the information requested by the Deputy: the Irish Medicines Board was established on 1 January 1996 and its allocation for the year 2001 is £811,000; the Health Research Board was established in August 1986 and its revenue allocation for the year 2001 is £10.571 million; the Food Safety Promotions Board was established in 1999 and its Exchequer allocation for the year 2000 was £3 million; the Food Safety Authority of Ireland was established on 1 January 1999 and its revenue allocation for the year 2000 was £5.25 million; the Health Insurance Authority was established on 1 February 2001 and a sum of £400,000 was allocated to cover its initial setting up costs – ongoing costs are to be met by a levy on health insurance premium income; Comhairle na nOispidéal was established in July 1972 and its budget for the year 2000 was £380,000; the Women's Health Council was established in June 1997 and its budget for 2001 is £400,000; and the Health Service Employers' Agency was established in 1996 and is funded through the contributions of its members.
