Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2017
145. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the bodies under the aegis of his Department in which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum to these bodies; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies in which 50% or more of their income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50120/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are three bodies under the aegis of my Department that receive in excess of €1 million funding from my Department and have 50% or more of their income come from public sources. The funding for each body is summarised in the table below for years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
|
Subheads |
Body under the Aegis |
2015 Outturn €m |
2016 Outturn €m |
2017 Rev Estimates €m |
|
A.3 & A.10 |
Economic and Social Research Institute |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
|
B.3 & A.10 |
Institute of Public Administration |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
|
A.6 & A.7 |
Special EU Programmes Body |
3.1 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
The expenditure of these bodies are examined by the relevant auditing authorities for each and the Department monitors the expenditure to ensure that these public bodies are spending moneys appropriately in line with the public policy objectives pertaining to each grant. Where grants relate to EU Funded Programmes, expenditure is also subject to the eligibility checks associated with the relevant Programme.
As the Deputy may be aware, these public bodies have other sources of income apart from the funding received from my Department. In line with the business and financial reporting requirements of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, audited annual accounts of the ESRI and the IPA are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, as well as being published on their respective websites. These published accounts incorporate detailed notes pertaining to income.
The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) is one of the six cross-border Bodies set up under the British-Irish Agreement and is jointly funded by sponsor departments in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The tabulated figures above relate to payments made to the SEUPB by my Department. The SEUPB publishes its audited accounts annually.
