State Agencies

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Ceisteanna (482)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

482. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the amount currently being spent on, or budgeted for by State agencies under his remit for spending, on the areas of communication, public relations, consultancy, advertising and human resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49656/12]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I can inform the Deputy that the information he requested is set out in the following table. The Deputy should also be aware that while in certain cases no specific budget exists for an activity, costs related to the activity may accrue to the overall budget for the agency. In such cases, it is unfeasible to attempt to extract these specific costs from overall costs. The Deputy should also note that, in respect of a number of agencies under my remit, my Department provides human resources services. I also wish to inform the Deputy that, in the time allowed, neither An Garda Síochána nor the Irish Prison Service were able to provide the information sought by the Deputy. These additional details will be forwarded directly as soon as they become available.

Name of Agency under Remit of Department	Communications Budget 2012 (€)	Public Relations Budget 2012 (€)	Consultancy Budget 2012 (€)	Advertising Budget 2012 (€)	Human Resources Budget 2012 (€)
Courts Service	118,000	Nil	180,000	50,000	34,000
Equality Authority	Nil	Nil	13,500	Nil	5,000
Forensic Science Laboratory	Nil	Nil	26,000	Nil	11,100
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission*	71,101.68	16,002.30	Nil	6,191.82	95,021.91
Legal Aid Board	Nil	Nil	3,000 approximately**	24,700	442,000
National Disability Authority	Nil	Nil	14,568**	Nil	Nil
Probation Service	334,924*	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Property Registration Authority*	309,517	Nil	10,947	6,192	897,453

*These are spend figures for 2012 up to end of October.

**These are spend figures for 2012 to date.