Written answers
Tuesday, 30 May 2006
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Departmental Bodies
8:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [20469/06]
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The bodies under the aegis of my Department, their locations, and their dates of establishment are as shown in the table.
| Name of Body | Address | Established |
| National Museum of Ireland | Kildare Street and Merrion Street, Dublin 2; Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, and Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo | May 2005 on a statutory basis |
| National Archives (and National Archives Advisory Council) | Bishop Street, Dublin 8 | June 1988 |
| National Gallery of Ireland | Merrion Square West, Dublin 2 | 1854 |
| National Library of Ireland | Kildare Street, Dublin 2 | May 2005 on a statutory basis |
| National Concert Hall | Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 | 1981 as a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act |
| Chester Beatty Library | Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 | 1969 as a public charitable trust |
| Irish Manuscripts Commission | 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 | Established by Warrant of Appointment 1928 |
| The Arts Council | 70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 | 1951 |
| The Irish Film Board | Rockfort House, St. Augustine Street, Co. Galway | August 1981 |
| Culture Ireland | C/O Room 3.32, Frederick Building, South Frederick Street, Dublin 2 | February 2005 |
| Irish Sports Council | Top Floor, Block A, West End Office Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 | July 1999 on a statutory basis |
| Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Ltd | Top Floor, Block A, West End Office Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 | March 2000 |
| Horse Racing Ireland | Thoroughbred County House, Kill, Co. Kildare | December 2001 |
| Bord na gCon | 104 Henry Street, Limerick | July 1958 |
| National Tourism Development Authority | Baggot Street Bridge, Dublin 2 | May 2003 |
| Tourism Ireland | 5th Floor, Bishops Square, Redmond Hill, Dublin 2; Beresford House, 2 Beresford Road, Coleraine Northern Ireland and 19 overseas market offices / agents | December 2000 |
A description of each these bodies and their functions/roles are detailed under Appendix 2 of my Department's Statement of Strategy 2005-2007, which is available on my Department's website, www.dast.gov.ie. Details of the funding provided to most of these bodies are set out in the 2005 Book of Estimates, which is available in the Oireachtas Library.
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