Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 June 2010
321 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details and outcome of the past three reviews by his Department’s governance support division of compliance by his Department’s State bodies with the code of practice, in particular to name the State bodies that have not achieved full compliance; the reason for same; the action taken by him; the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24381/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraResponsibility for liaising with State Bodies under the aegis of my Department rests with the relevant line Divisions. The liaison function of the line Divisions includes monitoring compliance with the "Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies".
In early 2008, the Corporate Affairs Division of my Department carried out a review of the way in which the line Divisions interact with their respective agencies. The purpose of this review was to ensure a consistency of approach by the line Divisions rather than checking compliance with the Code of Practice. The relevant Divisions have not noted any significant non-compliance in recent years and are ensuring that the revised Code, published in May 2009, is applied by all of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department.
