Departmental Bodies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 December 2013

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Ceisteanna (188)

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

188. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of Irish quasi-autonomous NGOs that her Department either created or falls under her Department’s responsibility and was in existence when she became Minister and continues to exist to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55150/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection when I became Minister in March 2011 were: the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board), and the Social Welfare Tribunal.

These bodies continue to operate under the aegis of the Department.