Written answers
Tuesday, 30 May 2006
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Bodies
8:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the public bodies under the control of his Department; their function, role, location and establishment date; the administration costs of each body in the year 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20467/06]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table.
| Public Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | ||||
| Body | Established | Function | Location | Admin. cost in 2005 |
| Communications Sector | ||||
| An Post | 1st January 1984 | An Post is a major commercial organisation whose role is as follows: | Main Office is situated at the General Post Office, O'Connell Street. The Company also has a nationwide retail network. | €736.7 m |
| Digital Hub Development Agency | July 2003 | The function of the Agency is to procure, secure the provision of and to promote and facilitate the development, including the carrying out of construction or maintenance works, of the digital hub as a location for digital enterprises and related activities; | Digital Hub Development Agency, Digital Exchange, Crane Street, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8 | Total: €1,815,604 |
| Marine Sector | ||||
| National Salmon Commission (NSC) | 2000 | The National Salmon Commission is a Statutory Body established to assist and advise the Minister in relation to the conservation, management, protection and development of the wild salmon and sea trout resource in Ireland | The Central Fisheries Board provides the secretariat for this Commission. See address below | €48,296 |
| Body | Established | Function | Location | Admin. cost in 2005 |
| Central Fisheries Board (CFB) | 1980 | The Central Fisheries Board has the function of supporting and coordinating, where necessary, the performance of the Regional Boards. The Seven Regional Boards have responsibility in relation to management, conservation, protection, development and improvement of fisheries in their regions and for the promotion and development of angling. | CFB: Unit 4 Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin | €21.78m |
| Fisheries Co-operative Societies | 1991 | There are eight societies whose principal functions are to participate in the development of the fisheries by raising funds and making grants or payments available for development of fisheries for benefit o f public.They are as follows: Eastern Fisheries Development Society; Southern Fisheries Development Society; South Western Fisheries Development Society; Lower Shannon Fisheries Development Society; Upper Shannon Fisheries Development Society; Western Fisheries Development Society; North Western Fisheries Development Society; and Northern Fisheries Development Society. | As they are attached to the individual Fisheries Boards the addresses are the same as the Fisheries Boards above. | €135,000 |
| Loughs Agency | 1999 | The Loughs Agency is itself an Agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission. It was established under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999 and its main function is to provide effective conservation and development of the fisheries and marine resources of the Foyle and Carlingford areas. | €1.513m The Agency's administrative costs in the North are met by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Body | Established | Function | Location | Admin cost in 2005 |
| Licensing Authority (Sea Fishing Boats) | 1 July 2003 | The licensing and registration of sea fishing boats in accordance with the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003. | Leeson Lane, Dublin 2. | The administrative costs of this Authority are met by the Department and are not separately identified. |
| Marine Institute | 1992 | The Institute's main functions are: | Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway | €18.5 m |
| An Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) | 1952 | The development of the Sea Fishing and Aquaculture Industry. B.I.M. is a market led organisation working with the Seafood Industry to maximise the quality and value of output from the sea fishing and aquaculture sectors within the context of EU policy and the National Development Plan | Headquarters: Crofton Road, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin | Marketing €3,731,864 |
| Energy Sector |
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