Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 October 2010
573 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Defence 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. [39232/10]
Amharc ar fhreagra574 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Defence 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. [39246/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 574 together.
The bodies under the aegis of the Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The information requested in relation to the yearly budgets and number of Board members is as follows:
|
Name of Agency |
Number of Board Members |
|
Civil Defence |
14 |
|
Army Pensions Board |
3 |
|
Coiste an Asgard |
11 |
|
Year |
Civil Defence |
Army Pensions Board |
Coiste an Asgard |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
2006 |
5,928,000 |
100,089 |
749,000 |
|
2007 |
6,099,000 |
103,000 |
879,000 |
|
2008 |
6,248,000 |
105,000 |
803,000 |
|
2009 |
6,148,000 |
104,000 |
830,000 |
|
2010 |
6,148,000 |
110,000 |
0 |
|
Spend to Date in 2010 |
6,061,000 |
82,457 |
0 |
The Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure published in July 2009 recommended that the National Sail Training Scheme operated by Coiste an Asgard be discontinued and as a result no funding was provided in 2010.
