Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding allocated to the Grangegorman Development Agency in 2006; the amount spent by the agency; the funding allocated for 2007; the number of staff to be appointed; and, if there will be secretarial or administrative support available to the community representative on the board of the agency in its offices. [3462/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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€1m was set aside in my Department to facilitate the establishment and operation of the Grangegorman Development Agency in 2006. The outturn for 2006 was €94,961.66. An allocation of €1.03m has been provided for 2007.

Section 24 of the Act provides for the Agency to appoint such and so many persons to be members of staff of the Agency as it may determine with my consent and the consent of the Minister for Finance. The post of Chief Executive Officer for the Agency was advertised in the National media in January 2007. Once the CEO has been appointed I would expect that the Board will undertake an assessment of their other staffing requirements.

The Act does not provide for secretarial or administrative support for individual board members it will be a matter for the Board of the Agency and the Chief Executive Officer to determine how staff should be utilised to ensure the effective and efficient running of the Agency.