Written answers

Tuesday, 30 May 2006

Department of Agriculture and Food

Departmental Bodies

8:00 pm

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 462: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the public bodies under the control of her Department; their function, role, location and establishment date; the administration costs of each body in the year 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20474/06]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following is the information as requested by the Deputy.

Bord Bia

An Bord Bia/Irish Food Board was established on 1 December 1994 under the An Bord Bia Act 1994. Its statutory function is to promote, assist and develop the marketing of Irish food, livestock and horticulture. Responsibility for the development of the horticultural industry in Ireland, including amenity horticulture, transferred to Bord Bia on 1 July, 2004 following the dissolution of An Bord Glas.

Through the provision of strategic market development, promotion and information services, Bord Bia provides a vital support function for the Irish food, drink and horticulture industry on home and export markets. Bord Bia headquarters are located at Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, with overseas offices situated in Amsterdam, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Paris and Shanghai. Bord Bia operating expenditure for 2005 was €12,946,000.

Teagasc

Establishment date: 8 September 1988 — Established under the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988

Function/Role: Its function under the Act is to provide research, training and advisory services for the agri-food sector.

Location: Head Office, Oak park, Carlow

Administration Costs in 2005: Approximately €5.2m on an operational expenditure of some €170m.

Coillte Teoranta

Functions:

∙To carry on the business of forestry and related activities on a commercial basis and in accordance with efficient silvicultural practices;

∙To establish and carry on woodland industries;

∙To participate with others in forestry and related activities consistent with its objects, designed to enhance the effective and profitable operation of the company, and

∙To utilise and manage the resources available to it in a manner consistent with the above objects.

Role:

Coillte Teoranta is a commercial forestry company.

Location:

The headquarters of Coillte Teoranta are located in Newtownmountkennedy, Co.Wicklow.

Date of Establishment: 1 January 1989

Administration Costs in 2005: Coillte does not have a category of expenditure classified as administration costs. As a private limited company with a commercial mandate, Coillte does, however, publish annual report and accounts where a complete breakdown of costs and revenues is available.

Coford (National Council for Forest Research and Development)

Functions:

∙To fund and co-ordinate research and development projects with the aim of developing the forestry industry through technical innovation and good silvicultural practice.

∙To establish and strengthen links between research competence and industrial needs;

∙To determine forest research needs to maintain international competitiveness, provide sustainable employment, encourage innovation and enhance environmental harmony;

∙To evaluate research progress and transfer technology to ensure maximum benefit.

Role:

To strengthen forestry research and technology (R&D)

Location:

Arena House, Arena Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18

Date of Establishment: 1993

Administration Costs: in 2005: €730,734.57 (includes time spent by COFORD staff providing technical services and technology transfer).

Irish National Stud

The Irish National Stud is a commercial semi-state body located at Tully, Co Kildare.

The primary role of the Irish National Stud is the standing of commercial stallions for Breeders. The National Stud Act, 1945, provided for the setting up of a limited company to carry on the business of stud farming at Tully and on any other land held by the company. The company was incorporated under the Companies Acts on the 11th April 1946. The Irish National Stud Co. Ltd. incurred operating expenses of €6.963m in 2005 (unaudited figures).

National Milk Agency

The National Milk Agency was established in December 1994 to regulate the supply of milk for liquid consumption throughout the State. The Agency's office is in IPC House, 35-39 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The Agency's administration costs for 2005 amounted to €258,198.

Veterinary Council of Ireland

The Veterinary Council of Ireland was established under Section 11 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005

Function: To regulate the practice of veterinary medicine in the State

Location: 53 Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Establishment Date: 1 January 2006

Administration costs in 2005: None.

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