Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 27 Feb 2002

Vol. 549 No. 4

Written Answers. - Departmental Bodies.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

247 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of her Department which it is proposed to establish; if it is intended that each such body will have a statutory basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7115/02]

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

248 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of her Department which were established otherwise than pursuant to statute or statutory instruments; if there are proposals to have the body in question given a statutory basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7130/02]

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

249 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of her Department which were established pursuant to statutory instrument; the particulars of the statutory instrument in each case; if there are proposals to have the body in question given a basis in statute as opposed to statutory instrument; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7145/02]

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Miss de Valera)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 to 249, inclusive, together.

I refer the Deputy to my reply of 3 October 2000. A number of the non-statutory bodies referred have since completed their work. The current details of the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of my Department, as requested by the Deputy, are as follows:

Proposed Committee, Board, company or other body	Bodies established otherwise than pursuant to statute or statutory instrument	Any proposals to give the body Statutory Basis-basis in statute	Additional information
	SAC Appeals Advisory Board	None
	NIAH Advisory Committee	None	This committee was set up to provide advice on the delivery of the architectural survey of the country. It comprises representatives from Office of Public Works, the Heritage Council, the Department of the Environment and Local Government, the Irish Planning Institute and this Department.
	Interdepartmental Committee for the Islands, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Language	None
	An Coimisiún faoin nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht	None
	Cultural Relations Committee	None
	Music Board	None	Established in 2001 as a non-statutory board for 3 years with a view to putting it on a legal basis thereafter.
Inter Departmental Committee on Public Art		None
Steering Committee for organisation of festival in China		None	Under terms of Memorandum of Understanding between the two States.
	The Discovery Programme Ltd.	None	Established as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital.
	Consultative Committee on the Heritage of the Burren	None
	Bord na Leabhair Gaeilge	None
Board of National Museum		Yes	To be established under the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 – Section 10.
Board of National Library		Yes	To be established under the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 – Section 10.
	Council of National Cultural Institutions	None
	Caretaker Board of the National Museum	None	Will remain in existence until the Board is established under Section 10 of the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997.