State Agencies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2012

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Ceisteanna (476)

Patrick O'Donovan

Ceist:

563 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of quangos, quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations, which are funded partially or wholly, directly or indirectly, by her Department that have been abolished, merged, or reduced in scale since the formation of the Government; the amount that has been saved as a result and the number by which personnel numbers have been reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29532/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald)

I would like to inform the Deputy that the position in respect of my Department is that four agencies are currently funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Family Support Agency, the National Educational Welfare Board and the Ombudsman for Children. The Deputy might note that following enactment of the Child Care Amendment Act 2011, which was guided through its final stages in the Oireachtas in July 2011 by myself, the Children's Act Advisory Board was subsequently dissolved by means of the commencement by the Minister of Health of Part 6 of the Child Care Amendment Act 2011. Prior to this, the Board had an annual allocation in the region of €700,000.

Question No. 564 answered with Question No. 557.