Written answers
Tuesday, 2 October 2007
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Departmental Bodies
9:00 am
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the number of members, staff and budget for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21737/07]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department that have been abolished in the past ten years; the number of members, staff and budget in the year of abolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21752/07]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together.
The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy.
| Name of Board, Body, Authority, Agency or Quango | Date Established | Date of Abolition | No. of Members | No. of Staff | Budget for Each year since 1 July 1997 to 1 September 2007 |
| €million | |||||
| An Foras Áiseanna Saothair (FÁS) | 1/1/88 | — | 17 | 1997: 2,013 | 1997 – 607.158 |
| Director of Consumer Affairs | 21/02/78 | 01/05/07 | 1(a) | 2007- 62(b) | 1997 – 2.242 |
| Interim Board of the National Consumer Agency(d) | 06/06/05 | 01/05/07 | 13 | 5(e) | 2006 – 2.264 |
| National Consumer Agency | 01/05/2007 | — | 13 | 2007 – 62 & 5 temporary staff | (c) |
| Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) | 21/11/01 | — | — | 2001 – 15 | 2001 – 0.795 |
| Interim Board of the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) | April '01 | 3/1/06 | 15 | 2001 – N/A | 2001 – 0.061 |
| IAASA | 03/01/06 | — | 15 | 2006 – 7 | 2006 – 0.570 |
| Name of Board, Body, Authority, Agency or Quango | Date Established | Date of Abolition | No. of Members | No. of Staff | Budget for Each year since 1 July 1997 to 1 September 2007 |
| €million | |||||
| The Competition Authority(f) | October 1991 | — | 5 | 1997 – 20 | 1997 – 1.047 |
| Company Law Review Group (CLRG) | 2001 | — | 22 | Supported by Departmental Staff | The costs associated with the CLRG are included as part of the Departments Administrative Budget(g) |
| Business Regulation Forum (BRF) | Nov 2005 | Feb 2007 | 22 | Supported by Departmental Staff | The costs associated with the BRF are included as part of the Departments Administrative Budget(g) |
| High Level Group on Business Regulation | March 2007 | — | 15 | Supported by Departmental Staff | The costs associated with the high Level Group are included as part of the Departments Administrative Budget |
| National Competitive-ness Council | 2 May 1997 | — | 1997 – 11 | (h) | (i) |
| National Employment Rights Authority | Established in February 2007 on an interim basis pending the enactment of the Employment Law Compliance Bill which will give NERA a statutory footing. | — | No Board, hence no members | Currently 95 | First Year of operation |
| Name of Board, Body, Authority, Agency or Quango | Date Established | Date of Abolition | No. of Members | No. of Staff | Budget for Each year since 1 July 1997 to 1 September 2007 |
| €million | |||||
| Labour Relations Commission | 21/01/1991 | — | 7 | 1997 – 38 | 1997 – 1.798 |
| Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) | 1 Jan 1968 | — | 1997 – 62 | 1997 – (j) | 1997 – (k) |
| Labour Court | 1946 | — | 9 plus 1 Registrar | 1997 – 25 | 1997 – (l) |
| National Authority for Occupational Safety & Health | 1989 | — | 11 increased to 12 in 2004 | 1997 – 107 | 1997 – £4.946 |
| Name of Board, Body, Authority, Agency or Quango | Date Established | Date of Abolition | No. of Members | No. of Staff | Budget for Each year since 1 July 1997 to 1 September 2007 |
| €million | |||||
| Patent Agents Board | Established under Rule 6 of the Register of Patent Agents Rules, 1992 (S.I. No.180 of 1992 dated 2 July 1992). | — | 5 (currently 4 as 1 member has recently resigned) | None — An Executive Officer from the Patents Office acts as Secretary to the Board when meetings are held. | None |
| Trade Mark Agents Board | Established under Rule 51(2) of the Trade Mark Rules, 1996 (S.I. No.199 of 1996 dated 27 June 1996). | — | 5 (currently 4 as 1 member has recently resigned) | None — An Executive Officer from the Patents Office acts as Secretary to the Board when meetings are held. | None |
| Personal Injuries Assessment Board | 13/04/04 | — | 11 | 2004 – 32 | 2004 – 3.359 |
| National Standards Authority of Ireland | 14/04/97 | N/A | 13 | 1997 – 135 | 1997 – 9.294 |
| IDA Ireland | In 1969 as Industrial Development Authority of Ireland. In 1994 as IDA Ireland | — | 12 | 1997 – N/A | 1997 – 170.257 |
| Name of Board, Body, Authority, Agency or Quango | Date Established | Date of Abolition | No. of Members | No. of Staff | Budget for Each year since 1 July 1997 to 1 September 2007 |
| €million | |||||
| Enterprise Ireland | 1998 | — | 12 | 1998 – 826 | 1998 – 143.444 |
| Crafts Council of Ireland | 1971 | — | 15 | 1997 — 10 | 1997 – 0.635 |
| Forfás | 01/01/94 | — | 1997 to 2002 – 12 | 1997 – 114 | 1997 – £9.483 |
| 35 City and County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) (n) | October 1993 | — | 14 | 5 | 1997 – €27.894 |
| Name of Board, Body, Authority, Agency or Quango | Date Established | Date of Abolition | No. of Members | No. of Staff | Budget for Each year since 1 July 1997 to 1 September 2007 |
| €million | |||||
| Shannon Development (o) | 28/01/59 | — | 1997 – 12 | 1997 – 206 | 1997 – 38.127 |
| InterTrade-Ireland(p) | 13/12/99 | — | 12 Board Members (currently 11) | 1999 – N/A | 1999 – 0.086 |
| Science Foundation Ireland | Established as Sub Board of Forfas in 2000. In 2003, SFI was established as separate legal entity under Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act, 2003 | — | 12 | 2003 – 14 | 2003 – 49.159 |
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