Enda Kenny
Ceist:
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Mr. Kenny
asked the
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
if he will give details of all State or semi-State agencies and boards under the aegis of his Department as of 1 January 1994; the number of State or semi-State agencies and boards under the aegis of his Department as of 1 January 2004; the date of the establishment of such agencies and boards in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19998/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra
: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Thirty of the bodies listed were in existence on 1 January 1994. Twenty of those bodies have been established in the intervening period. I draw the Deputy's attention to table E, which details those bodies which functioned under the aegis of my Department as of 1 January 1994 but which had ceased to do so as of 1 January 2004.
Semi-State Companies, Agencies or Boards under the Aegis of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources as at 1 January, 2004
Table A
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Communications Sector
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Name of semi-State Company, Agency or Board
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Date of Establishment
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An Post
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1 January 1984
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Commission for Communication Regulation
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1 December 2002
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Digital Hub Development Agency
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21 July 2003
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Radio Telefis Eireann
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1 June 1960
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Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
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1 September 2001
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Broadcasting Complaints Commission
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31 March 1977
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Table B
Marine Sector
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Name of semi-State Company, Agency or Board
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Date of Establishment
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Port of Cork Company
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3 March 1997
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Dublin Port Company
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3 March 1997
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Drogheda Port Company
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3 March 1997
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Shannon Foynes Port Company
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18 September 2000
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Port of Waterford Company
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1 January 2000
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Dundalk Port Company
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9 May 2002
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Wicklow Port Company
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9 May 2002
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New Ross Port Company
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3 March 1997
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Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
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3 March 1997
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Galway Harbour Company
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3 March 1997
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Marine Casualty Investigation Board
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25 March 2003
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Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board
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17 June 1998
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Table C
Energy Sector
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Name of semi-State Company, Agency or Board
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Date of Establishment
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ESB
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28 May 1927
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Eirgrid plc
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7 February 2001
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Bord Gais Eireann
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13 September 1976
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Bord na Mona
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31 December 1946
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Commission for Energy Regulation
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14 July 1999
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National Oil Reserves Agency
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22 February 1995
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
|
1 May 2002
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Table D
Natural Resources Sector
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Name of semi-State Company, Agency or Board
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Date of Establishment
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Central Fisheries Board
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29 October 1980
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Eastern Regional Fisheries Board
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29 October 1980
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Northern Regional Fisheries Board
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29 October 1980
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North Western Regional Fisheries Board
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29 October 1980
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Southern Regional Fisheries Board
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29 October 1980
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South Western Regional Fisheries Board
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29 October 1980
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Western Regional Fisheries Board
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29 October 1980
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National Salmon Commission
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21 March 2000
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Bord Iascaigh Mhara
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22 April 1952
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Marine Institute
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30 October 1992
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Commissioners of Irish Lights
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1867
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Mining Board
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14 November 1940
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A number of semi-State agencies which functioned under the aegis of my Department as of 1 January, 1994 had ceased to do so as of 1 January, 2004. Details of these are as follows:
Table E
Name of semi-State Agency-Harbour Commissioners
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Date of Establishment
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Annagassan Harbour Commissioners
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10 October 1946
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Arklow Harbour Commissioners
|
10 October 1946
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Baltimore and Skibbereen Harbour Commissioners
|
10 October 1946
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Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners
|
16 March 1976
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Dingle Harbour Commissioners
|
10 October 1946
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Kinsale Harbour Commissioners
|
10 October 1946
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River Moy Harbour Commissioners
|
10 October 1946
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Sligo Harbour Commissioners
|
10 October 1946
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Tralee & Fenit Harbour Commissioners
|
10 October 1946
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Westport Harbour Commissioners
|
10 October 1946
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Wexford Harbour Commissioners
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10 October 1946
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Bord Telecom Eireann
|
1 January 1984
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Irish National Petroleum Corporation*
|
2 July 1979
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* Sold to the Tosco Corporation on 16 July, 2001