Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and names of the State bodies under the aegis of his Department which are subject to the Revised Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9263/12]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the annual report on corporate governance from all State bodies under the aegis of his Department which are subject to the Revised Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies for 2010 as required under section 13.1 of the code; if not, if he will outline which State bodies have not done so and if having reviewed the reports he is satisfied that all State bodies are complying with the provisions of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9269/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 together.

Below for the Deputy's information is a list of the 20 bodies currently under the aegis of my Department.

Some 17 of these agencies are required to provide corporate returns to my Department. The two Irish Research Councils are included in the Higher Education Authority's return for the purposes of corporate governance while the National Council for Guidance in Education operates under the aegis of Léargas Ltd.

I can confirm to the Deputy that all of the bodies that are required to provide a comprehensive report under Section 13.1 of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies have done so in respect of 2010.

The requirement to provide a comprehensive report is not applicable to the Residential Institutions Redress Board, the Residential Institution Review Committee and the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse due to the arrangements in place and the nature and scale of their activities.

In addition the Education Finance Board has adopted the Code of Practice. The Board is subject to specific statutory provisions in relation to providing an annual report and annual accounts to the Minister. It should be noted that the General Scheme of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill includes provisions to dissolve the Education Finance board with the new Fund assuming the functions of the Board in relation to the remainder of moneys available to it.