Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2012
279 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a full list of all non-commercial State agencies, various other bodies some of whom are assumed to be State agencies, offices of State, executive offices, separate divisions of Departments and other entities such as the Heritage Council or Top Level Appointments Commission. [5539/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government is committed to a programme of public service reform and improvement. As part of the work in this area, we are looking at classifications and listings of State Agencies in order to produce more coherent and focused directories of services for citizens and the Oireachtas.
Broadly the position is that there are firstly a number of offices of State which typically are staffed by Civil Servants and have their own Vote for the allocation of public monies and which are within a Vote Group. The list of such bodies is set out at Appendix 1.
Secondly there are non-commercial state bodies who are usually staffed by Public Servants and funded (or part funded) through a grant-in-aid from their parent Department. A list of such bodies is set out at Appendix 2.
Beyond that within each Department there would be many other executive offices, divisions and directorates, operational or consultative groupings, task groups or forums that exist for various purposes that might or might not meet the definition of ‘entity'. Many of these groups are transient in nature in response to the needs and business pressures of particular Departments and sectors and details of which would not be held centrally. Questions on such bodies should be directed to the relevant Ministers. The internal organisation of my own Department is set out at Appendix 3.
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Offices of State etc. with their own Vote |
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|---|---|
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Vote |
Service |
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1 |
PRESIDENT’S ESTABLISHMENT |
|
3 |
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL |
|
4 |
CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE |
|
5 |
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS |
|
6 |
CHIEF STATE SOLICITOR’S OFFICE |
|
8 |
OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL |
|
10 |
OFFICE OF THE APPEAL COMMISSIONERS |
|
14 |
STATE LABORATORY |
|
16 |
VALUATION OFFICE |
|
17 |
PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SERVICE |
|
18 |
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS |
|
19 |
OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN |
|
23 |
PROPERTY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY |
The above table does not include the Revenue Commissioners, the Office of Public Works, the Courts or the Prisons Services all of which are generally understood to be part of the Civil Service, the Garda or HSE Votes each of which are specific sectors, or the National Gallery which is a cultural institution with its own Vote
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Non-Commercial State Agencies by Vote Group |
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Taoiseach |
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National Economic and Social Development Office |
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Justice Group |
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Human Rights Commission |
|
National Disability Authority |
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Environment |
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An Bord Pleanála |
|
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna |
|
Dublin Docklands Development Authority |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
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Housing Finance Agency |
|
Interim Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency |
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Irish Water Safety |
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Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency |
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Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency |
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Local Government Computer Services Board |
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Local Government Management Services Board |
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National Building Agency |
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Private Residential Tenancies Board |
|
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland |
|
Western Development Commission |
|
Education Group |
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Foras Áiseanna Saothair |
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Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) |
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Grangegorman Development Agency |
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Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) |
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Higher Education Authority |
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Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology |
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Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Science |
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National Centre for Technology and Education |
|
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland |
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The Teaching Council |
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CENR |
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Broadcasting Authority of Ireland |
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Commission for Communication Regulation |
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Commission for Energy Regulation |
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Digital Hub Development Authority |
|
Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission |
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Inland Fisheries Ireland |
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National Oil Reserves Agency |
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Ordnance Survey Ireland |
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
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Health Group |
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An Bord Altranais — The Nursing Board 1985 |
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Blood Transfusion Service |
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Dental Council 2001 |
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland |
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Food Safety Promotion Board |
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Health and Social Care Professionals Council 2007 |
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Health Information and Quality Authority |
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Health Insurance Authority |
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Health Research Board |
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Irish Medicines Board |
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Medical Council |
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Mental Health Commission |
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National Cancer Registry Board |
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National Paediatric Hospital Development Board |
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National Treatment Purchase Fund |
|
Opticians Board 1956 |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland 1875 |
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Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council |
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Agriculture |
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Bord Bia |
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Bord Iascaigh Mhara |
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Marine Institute |
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Sea Fisheries Protection Authority |
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Teagasc |
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Enterprise Group |
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City and County Enterprise Boards |
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Competition Authority |
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Enterprise Ireland |
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Forfás |
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Health and Safety Authority |
|
IDA Ireland |
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InterTrade Ireland |
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Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority |
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National Consumer Agency |
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National Standards Authority of Ireland |
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board |
|
Science Foundation Ireland |
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SFADCo Ltd (Industrial) |
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Transport |
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Commission for Aviation Regulation |
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Fáilte Ireland |
|
Irish Sports Council |
|
Medical Bureau of Road Safety |
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National Roads Authority |
|
National Sports Campus Dev Authority |
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National Transport Authority |
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Railway Safety Commission |
|
Road Safety Authority |
|
SFADCo (Tourism) |
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Tourism Ireland |
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Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht |
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Arts Council |
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Boord of Ulster-Scotch (An Foras Teanga) |
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Bord Scannan na hÉireann (Irish Film Board) |
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Chester Beatty Library |
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Crawford Gallery |
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Foras na Gaeilge (An Foras Teanga) |
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Heritage Council |
|
Irish Museum of Modern Art |
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National Concert Hall |
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National Library of Ireland |
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National Museum of Ireland |
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Údarás na Gaeltachta |
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Waterways Ireland |
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Social Protection |
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Citizens Information Board |
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Pensions Board |
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Children and Youth Affairs |
|
Family Support Agency |
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National Education Welfare Board |
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Office of the Ombudsman for Children |
|
The Adoption Authority |
|
PER GROUP |
|
IPA |
|
Special EU Programmes Body |
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Finance |
|
Fiscal Advisory Council |
Appendix 3
Internal Organisation of the Department of Public Expenditure
Office of the Chief Medical Officer
Remuneration and Industrial Relations
Human Resources
Public Service and Reform Delivery
Expenditure Policy Evaluation and Management
Labour Market and Enterprise Policy
Health, Pensions Policy and EU/NI
Government Reform unit
Centre for Management and Organisational Development (CMOD) and eGovernment
Civil Service Human Resources
Note all of the above report to the Secretary General of the Department.
Other bodies under my Department would be Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC), Outside Appointments Board, Public Service Agreement Implementation Body and the Valuation Tribunal.
