Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
1355. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the estimated cost of each quango in his Department; the amount expected to be saved from the mergers of quangos in his Department; the basis for this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37254/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe most recent figures available for the annual cost of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department which receive exchequer funding are outlined below.
|
Body |
Total amount of Central Funding for 2011 |
|
Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB) |
€300,000 |
|
Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) |
€34.3m |
|
Bord Iascaigh Mhara |
€16.7m |
|
Bord na gCon |
€11.5m |
|
Horse Racing Ireland |
€45.8m |
|
Marine Institute |
€24.2m |
|
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) |
€10.2m |
|
Teagasc |
€132.2m |
Of the State Bodies listed three were reviewed for possible abolition or merger:
1. National Milk Agency – to consider abolishing or merging with Bord Bia
2. Irish Marine Development Office – functions to be subsumed into the Marine Institute
3. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) – to consider subsuming certain functions into this Department. (The marketing functions of BIM had been transferred to Bord Bia prior to the period in question).
The outcomes of these reviews are currently being considered by this Department for appropriate action.
