Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that. I spoke about abolishing quangos as it was a key test of the strength of the Government. The Minister is quite correct. The new agencies established by the Department of Finance are the Credit Union Restructuring Board, ReBo, the Irish Financial Advisory Council and the New Economy and Recovery Authority. Deputy Howlin's Department is setting up the new lottery regulator. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has set up Microfinance Ireland. The Minister for Social Protection has set up a new Pensions Authority. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has set up Irish Water and the Pyrite Resolution Board. The Minister for Justice and Equality has set up the Property Services Regulatory Authority and the Insolvency Service of Ireland. There is a new Child and Family Agency. Some of these are worthwhile and have important jobs to do.