Jim O'Keeffe
Ceist:374 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8198/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 16 February 2010
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Freagraí scríofa
There are no State agencies operating under the aegis of my Department.
There are currently three bodies which operate under the aegis of my Department: the Development Education Advisory Committee (DEAC); the Government Emigrant Services Advisory Committee (previously known as Díon); and the Fulbright Commission (The Board of the Ireland — United States Commission for Educational Exchange).
The DEAC and the Government Emigrant Services Advisory Committee are serviced from within my Department's budget at modest costs and the members of both Committees serve in a voluntary capacity. The Fulbright Commission operates on a statutory basis and enjoys autonomy of management and administration in accordance with the Educational Exchange (Ireland and the United States of America) Act, 1991.