The Deputy will find a list of all agencies under the remit of my Department's website www.dttas.ie. Full details of board membership are also listed as are details of the approved level of board fees payable. The fees actually paid by agencies are set out in the annual accounts of the relevant agency. In the case of commercial agencies, fees are paid by the agency rather than the taxpayer. Since my appointment as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have created no agencies. However, I have merged two - Dublin Tourism with Failte Ireland and Dundalk Port with Dublin Port. Additionally, I have transferred 4 Harbour Authorities to Local Authorities.
Shannon Airport did separate from the Dublin Airport Authority on 31st December 2012 to merge with a restructured Shannon Development to form a new integrated Shannon entity in public ownership. As this is a commercial agency, there is no projected cost to the taxpayer.
Coaching Ireland has been been merged into Irish Sports Council. Plans are in train for the merger of Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority and for the merger of the Railway Procurement Agency and the National Roads Authority. The development of the legislation to give effect to these is at an advanced stage. As part of the Ports Policy Review, I intend to transfer Bantry Harbour into the control of the Port of Cork.
