Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 December 2010
224 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of State agencies under his responsibility; the number of staff within each agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45821/10]
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 table contains the information sought in the Parliamentary Question.
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Name of Board/Agency |
2010 staff numbers |
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The Pensions Board |
37.8 |
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Office of the Pensions Ombudsman |
9.8 |
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Social Welfare Tribunal |
Nil |
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Citizens Information Board |
89.1 |
225 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual budget of each State agency under his control in each of the years 2000 to 2010, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45822/10]
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 table.
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Name of Statutory Body |
Annual Budget Allocation |
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The Pensions Board |
|
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The operations of the Pensions Board are largely financed by annual fees payable to it by occupational pension schemes and by providers of Personal Retirement Savings Accounts. The budget includes a contribution by D/SP to Board’s policy work in 2000 and 2001. The budget includes a contribution to Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) costs in the period 2001-2007. This subvention ceased at the end of 2007. The budget includes an allocation for National Pension Awareness Campaign (NPAC) costs from 2003 to date. |
2000: €0.067m 2001: €0.992m 2002: €0.885m 2003: €1.913m 2004: €1.928m 2005: €1.804m 2006: €2.162m 2007: €2.073m 2008: €1m 2009: €0.5m 2010: €0.5m |
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Citizens Information Board (CIB) |
Comhairle (est. 12/06/00) |
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*The increase in the CIB budget from €28.005m in 2009 to €45.872m in 2010 is as a result of responsibility for MABS transferring to CIB in July 2009 and the associated budget being fully included in the CIB budget, for the first time, in 2010. |
2000: €4.94m 2001: €12.795m 2002: €15.367m 2003: €17.016m 2004: €17.901m 2005: €20.997m 2006: €24.362m Citizens Information Board (est. 21/02/07) 2007: €28.140m 2008: €29.467m 2009: €28.005m 2010: €45.872m* |
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Social Welfare Tribunal |
2000: £0.006m 2001: £0.006m 2002: Nil2003: €0.008m 2004: €0.003m 2005: €0.004m 2006: €0.004m 2007: €0.002m2008: €0.006m 2009: €0.005m2010: €0.004m |
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Office of the Pensions Ombudsman |
2000: 2001: 2002: 2003/2004: €0.842m 2005: €0.733m 2006: €0.653m 2007: €1.058m 2008: €0.961m 2009: €0.974m 2010: €0.986m |
