Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 October 2010
463 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of board members sitting on the boards of each State agency under his Department’s control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39239/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department.
The information requested in respect of these bodies is set out in the following table.
|
Name of Agency |
No. of Board Members |
|
The Pensions Board |
17 |
|
Citizens Information Board |
15 |
|
Social Welfare Tribunal |
5 |
The Pensions Ombudsman does not have a board.
464 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual budget of each State agency under his Department’s control in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department.
On 1 July 2009, the Combat Poverty Agency integrated with the Office for Social Inclusion within this Department to form the Social Inclusion Division. From 1 May 2010, responsibility for the Social Inclusion Division transferred to the Department of Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs. Responsibility for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) transferred to the Citizens Information Board on 13 July 2009.
Responsibility for the Family Support Agency also transferred to the Department of Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs on 1 May 2010 and the position regarding that agency's funding will be included in that Department's reply.
The following table contains the information sought in the Parliamentary Question.
|
Name of Statutory Body |
Expenditure for each year |
|
€ |
|
|
Social Welfare Tribunal |
2006: Nil |
|
2007: Nil |
|
|
2008: 155.00 |
|
|
2009: 330.00 |
|
|
2010: 5,772.00 (1/1/10 to 30/09/10) |
|
|
Office of the Pensions Ombudsman |
2006: 0.79m |
|
2007: 0.91m |
|
|
2008: 0.96m |
|
|
2009: 0.93m |
|
|
2010: 0.65m (1/1/10 to 30/09/10) |
|
|
The Pensions Board1 |
2006: 6.60m |
|
2007: 6.63m2 |
|
|
2008: 6.76m |
|
|
2009: 6.10m |
|
|
2010: 3.50m (1/1/10 to 30/09/10) |
|
|
Combat Poverty Agency |
2006: 4.31m |
|
Combat Poverty Agency was dissolved as a separate entity with effect from 01 July 2009 |
2007: 4.0m 2008: 4.1m 2009: 1.2m |
|
Comhairle Citizens Information Board (The Comhairle name was changed to Citizens Information Board in February 2007 under the Citizens Information Act 2007) |
2006: 25.00m 2007: 29.9m 2008: 29.4m 2009: 28.0m3 2010 34.03m (1/1/10 to 30/09/10) |
1 The operations of the Pensions Board are financed by annual fees payable to it by occupational pension schemes and by providers of Personal Retirement Savings Accounts.
2 Expenditure figures for the Pensions Board for each year include an allocation from the Department of Social Protection to it in respect of the National Pensions Awareness Campaign. The allocation was €1 million in respect of 2007 and 2008 and €500,000 for 2009 and 2010.
3 Responsibility for MABS transferred to the Citizens Information Board (CIB). Prior to its transfer expenditure for MABS amounted to €17.041m in 2009.
