Written answers
Thursday, 6 July 2006
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Agencies
6:00 pm
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the budgetary allocation for each of the public bodies, executive agencies, advisory bodies and taskforces operating under his Department. [27792/06]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is responsible for a number of commercial, non-commercial and regulatory State bodies. The following table details the budgetary allocations for each of these bodies, as contained in my Department's Vote for 2006.
| Body | 2006 Current Allocation from D/CMNR Vote | 2006 Capital Allocation from D/CMNR Vote | 2006 Total Allocation from D/CMNR Vote |
| €000 | €000 | €000 | |
| RTÉ (Grant for Broadcasting Licence Fees) | 187,627 | — | 187,627 |
| RTÉ (Deontas I Leith Theilifís na Gaeilge) | 28,632 | 1,259* | 29,891 |
| An Post (Payment for collection of Broadcasting Licence Fees) | 11,480 | — | 11,480 |
| Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board | 460 | — | 460 |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara | 19,738 | 29,752* | 49,490 |
| Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | 6,380 | — | 6,380 |
| Central and Regional Fisheries Boards | 24,340 | 693 | 25,033 |
| Digital Hub Development Agency | 2,100 | — | 2,100 |
| Marine Institute | 19,151 | 7,000 | 26,151 |
| Sustainable Energy Ireland | 6,338 | 11,000 | 17,338 |
| Loughs Agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission | 1,646 | 998 | 2,644 |
| Commission for Energy Regulation (Grant for All Island Energy) | 2,500 | — | 2,500 |
| * Includes some unspent capital carried over from 2005. |
In the annual Revised Estimates Volume, individual budgetary allocations are not provided for specific advisory bodies and task forces operating under my Department. Provision for this type of expenditure is made under Subhead A7 (Consultancy Services) in my Department's Vote. The total allocation contained under Subhead A7, for my Department's Vote, in the 2006 Revised Estimates Volume is €2.891M.
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