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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 January 2011

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Ceisteanna (36)

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

78 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the number of agencies and bodies under his jurisdiction; the budget for each in 2010; the number of boards and the number of board members; the number of persons he has appointed to each board in each year since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2263/11]

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Freagraí scríofa

There are currently 31 State Agencies under the remit of my Department, including five Harbour Authorities under the Harbours Act 1946. In 2010 the Department provided the following allocations towards the general administrative expenses of the following agencies:

• Railway Procurement Agency

€10,144,000

• Railway Safety Commission

€1,000,000

• National Roads Authority

€14,496,000

• National Transport Authority

€3,712,000

• Road Safety Authority

€26,546,000

• Medical Bureau of Road Safety

€4,357,000

• Marine Casualty Investigation Board

€376,000

There are currently 30 Boards under the remit of my Department consisting of 273 members in total. The information requested by the Deputy regarding the number of persons I have appointed to each board in each year since 2007 is attached in tabular form.

Board Appointments 2007-2010

Body

Appointments

2007

2008

2009

2010

Advisory Council to the Commission for Taxi Regulation

4

0

5

17

Arklow Harbour Commissioners

0

0

2

0

Baltimore & Skibereen Harbour Commissioners

0

0

5

0

Bantry bay Harbour Commissioners

0

0

3

0

Bus Átha Cliath

6

6

8

1

Bus Éireann

5

5

5

2

Cork Airport Authority

6

9

8

2

Drogheda Port Company

4

2

0

2

Dublin Airport Authority

0

3

11

0

Dublin Port Company

8

0

1

1

Dublin Transportation Office

1

16

0

0

Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company

9

0

1

0

Dundalk Port Company

10

0

0

0

Galway Harbour Company

7

1

1

0

Íarnród Éireann

7

4

8

1

Irish Aviation Authority

1

2

3

2

Kinsale Harbour Commissioners

0

0

3

0

Marine Casualty Investigation Board

3

1

0

0

Medical Bureau of Road Safety

1

0

4

0

National Roads Authority

4

2

3

2

National Transport Authority

0

0

7

4

New Ross Port Company

5

0

1

1

Port of Cork Company

8

0

0

0

Port of Waterford Company

0

0

6

1

Railway Procurement Agency

5

0

0

1

Railway Safety Advisory Council

13

0

0

7

Shannon Airport Authority

5

5

11

2

Shannon Foynes Port Company

6

6

0

0

Tralee & Fenit Harbour Commissioners

0

0

3

0

Wicklow Port Company

9

0

0

0

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