Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 243: To ask the Taoiseach the bodies under the aegis of his Department which have not provided him with a 2004 annual report; and in the case of each body from whom he has received such a report if same has been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [2275/06]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The 2004 annual reports of the Law Reform Commission, the Office of the Attorney General and the Director of Public Prosecutions have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. Under the NESDO Bill, the National Economic and Social Development Office, incorporating the National Economic and Social Council, the National Economic and Social Forum and the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, is required to furnish the Taoiseach with an annual report. As the Bill has not yet been enacted, these bodies operate on a non-statutory basis and do not currently publish annual reports.

The Central Statistics Office is not required to produce an annual report. However, pursuant to section 4 of the Public Services Management Act 1997, the CSO is obliged in line with other Departments and offices to provide progress reports on the implementation of the statement of strategy. The progress report for 2004 was published in December 2005 and has been lodged in the Oireachtas Library. This progress report is effectively an annual report on the activities of the office.