State Agencies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2012

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Ceisteanna (551)

Patrick O'Donovan

Ceist:

643 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health the number of quangos, quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, which are funded partially or wholly, directly or indirectly, by his 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [29539/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly)

Since coming into Government the following three agencies have been dissolved/subsumed. The extent of saving varies between organisations and the majority of staff were redeployed to other public service bodies. Efficiencies derive from economies of scale and the elimination of duplication in areas such as recruitment, procurement, payroll and ICT systems. Savings also arise from the dissolution of Agency Boards, some of which attracted payment of travel and subsistence and/or Board fees.

Agency	Function
The National Social Work Qualification Board (Subsumed into CORU, 31st March 2011)	Provided advice to the Minister on matters relating to the qualification of social workers and awarded professional qualifications in social work
The Children Acts Advisory Board (Subsumed into the Minister for Children and youth Affairs, 8th September 2011)	Advised the Ministers on policy relating to the co-ordinated delivery of services under the Child Care Act, 1991 (care, protection and welfare) and the Children Act, 2001 (detention)
The National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (Subsumed into An Bord Altranais, 31st December 2011)	Monitored and advised on education and professional development of nurses and midwives