Departmental Bodies Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Ceisteanna (190)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

190. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of agencies, boards or other bodies under the aegis of his Department that have been disbanded or amalgamated or whose functions have been subsumed into his Department since 2011; the number of such bodies set up by his Department since that date; the names of the bodies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3409/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

In response to the Deputy’s question the first table details the agencies, boards or other bodies under the aegis of my Department that have been disbanded or amalgamated or whose functions were subsumed back into this Department since 2011. The second table details the bodies set up by this department since that date.  

Agencies, Boards or other Bodies disbanded, amalgamated or whose functions were subsumed back into the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since 2011:

Name	Established	Comments
Bureau of the Ombudsman	2013	Office of the Ombudsman - Two bodies were   merged. - The Ombudsman (Amendment) Act, 2012, which formalised the merger   between the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the Office of the Ombudsman was enacted on 23 October 2012. The accounting   functions were merged with effect from 1 January 2013. From that date   onwards, the votes of the Office of the Commission for Public Service   Appointments and the Office of the Ombudsman were merged.
The Valuation Office		In 2015 the Valuation Office was a vote within the Departmental group of votes.   In 2016, the Valuation Office was moved to the Justice Group of votes.   In 2018, the Valuation Office was moved again to the Housing Group of votes.   It is planned to merge the Valuation Office, the Property Registration   Authority and Ordnances Survey Ireland into a new body called “Tailte Éireann”. Work is ongoing in this regard.

Agencies, Boards or other Bodies set up by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since 2011:

Name	Established	Comments
National Shared Service Office	2018	The National Shared Services Office (NSSO) became a statutory office on 1st January 2018, established under the National Shared Services Office Act 2017. It was   originally set up in 2014 on an administrative basis within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In 2015, the Government approved the  establishment of the NSSO on a statutory basis. The legislation was commenced on 1st January 2018, when the NSSO became a separate civil service office and the existing staff and resources moved from DPER to the NSSO.
The Office of the National Lottery Regulator	2014	The Office of the National Lottery Regulator was established under  the National Lottery Act 2013 and commenced in November 2014 with the appointment of the first Regulator.