Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 456: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the persons or bodies in receipt of subventions or grants from his Department; the amount paid to each recipient in the year such payments commenced; the amount paid to each recipient in the current year; to place in the Oireachtas Library the latest two sets of accounts for these payments furnished by such persons or bodies to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/10]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The following table shows the bodies under the remit of my Department that receive Exchequer grants and the amount provided yearly to each Agency since the establishment of my Department in 2007.
Body | 2010 (To end Oct)€000 | 2009€000 | 2008€000 | 2007€000 |
Digital Hub Development Agency | 2,060 | 1,731 | 1,941 | 1,856 |
National Research Digital Centre | 3,431 | 3,813 | 2,631 | 2,500 |
RTÉ | 161,800 | 204,255 | 201,067 | 194,838 |
TG4 | 29,343 | 36,133 | 36,390 | 31,897 |
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | - | 4,550 | 5,000 | 3,810 |
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | 73,815 | 80,287 | 64,855 | 54,200 |
Inland Fisheries Ireland * | 21,435 | 29,061 | 31,391 | 28,607 |
Loughs Agency | 1,594 | 2,382 | 2,624 | 2,693 |
Ordnance Survey Ireland | 4,985 | 5,087 | 5,970 | - |
* Formerly the Central & Regional Fishery Boards
I can inform the Deputy that funding provided to each of the Agencies listed above is published yearly in the Appropriation Account. The Annual Accounts of each Agency under the aegis of the Department are also placed in the Library of the House. The National Digital Research Centre publishes its Annual Report on its website and files its Annual Accounts with the Companies Registration Office.
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