Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2004
154 Mr. Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will give details of all State or semi-State agencies and boards under the aegis of her Department as of 1 January 1994; the number of State or semi-State agencies and boards under the aegis of her Department as of 1 January 2004; the date of the establishment of such agencies and boards in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19992/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs of 1 January 1994, the agencies and Boards under the aegis of the Department were: Forfás, established on 1 January 1994; IDA Ireland, established on 1 January 1994; Forbairt, established on 1 January 1994; Crafts Council of Ireland, established by the crafts sector in 1971 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 1976; An Bord Tráchtála, established in 1991; Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited, established on 28 January 1959; FÁS, established under the Labour Services Act 1987; FÁS International Consulting Limited, the memorandum of association of which was registered on 22 September 1988; Irish Steel, established 23 June 1947; Nitrigin Eireann Teoranta, established 3 October 1961; Kilkenny design workshop Limited, established 19 April 1963; the city and county enterprise boards, established in 1993 as companies limited by guarantee and granted formal statutory recognition under the Industrial Development Act 1995; the competition authority, established on 1 October 1991; the Labour Relations Commission, established on 21 January 1991; The Labour Court, established in 1946.
As of 1 January 2004, the agencies and boards under the aegis of the Department were: Forfás, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, established in 1998 with the amalgamation of the former agencies of Forbairt, An Bord Tráchtála and elements of the services to business function of Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited; Crafts Council of Ireland, FÁS, FÁS International Consulting Limited, Science Foundation Ireland, established on 25 July 2003; the National Standards Authority of Ireland, established on 14 April 1997; the city and county enterprise boards, the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, established on 13 April 2004; the Competition Authority, the Labour Relations Commission and the Labour Court.
