Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Ceisteanna (52)

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

52. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach for the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of Votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; and if there is a signed service level agreement in place in respect of the services to be carried out by these bodies or organisations. [36164/17]

Freagraí scríofa

The Taoiseach

The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only body under the remit of my Department. It is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), which advises me on strategic policy issues relating to sustainable economic, social and environmental development. NESDO has been allocated a grant of just over €2 million from my Department's Vote for 2017.

There is no service level agreement in place between my Department and NESDO as NESDO is a body set up under statute (the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006). The Law Reform Commission (LRC) has been allocated a grant of just under €2.24 million through the Vote of the Office of the Attorney General. There is no service level agreement in place between the Office of the Attorney General and the LRC as the LRC is a body set up by statute (the Law Reform Commission Act 1975).

Question No. 53 answered with Question No. 48.