Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Department of Finance
Departmental Bodies
9:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance 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. [24095/07]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The tables outline the information requested by the Deputy. Table A provides information on bodies which receive funding from the exchequer. Table B provides information on bodies which do not receive Exchequer funding and as such information on budgets is not included.
| Table A | ||||
| Name of Body | Date Established | No of Board Members | Budget in each of the past 10 years | Staff Numbers |
| Credit Union Advisory Committee | Department of Finance took over responsibility for Funding the Committee in 2004. (Previously under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.) | 7 | 2005: €17,506.59* | No staff. The Department of Finance provide part time Secretariat |
| Decentralisation Implementation Group | Dec 2003 | 7 | 2003: Nil | no staff |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) | Mar 2002 | 10 | 2002: €21.142m | 2002: 303 |
| Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal (DDMA) | Dec 1989 | 1997-2003: 3 | 2005: €276,520 | 1 |
| Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) | Dec 1999 | 2000: €1.365m | 2000: 19* |
| Table A—contd. | ||||
| Name of Body | Date Established | No of Board Members | Budget in each of the past 10 years | Staff Numbers |
| Valuation Tribunal | Jul 1998 | 1997: 10 | 1997: €250.138 | 1997: 4 |
| Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector | 1969 | 1997: 7 | 1997: €33,013 | 1997-1999 1 (Part-time) |
| Public Service Benchmarking Body | Jul 2000 | 2000: 7 | 2001: 1.927m | 2000 : 13 |
| Committee for Performance Awards | Nov 2001 | 2003: 5 | 2003: €39,000 | No staff. Department of Finance provide part time Secretariat |
| Civil Service Arbitration Board | 1994 | 1997: 3 | 1997: €24,798 | No staff. |
| Table A—contd. | ||||
| Name of Body | Date Established | No of Board Members | Budget in each of the past 10 years | Staff Numbers |
| Civil Service Disciplinary Code Appeal Board | 1993 | 2000:3 | 2000: €15,053 | |
| Independent Mediator for the Civil Service | 1992 | 2004:3 | 2004: €21,768 | |
| Outside Appointments Board | Sep 2004 | 5 | € 10,000** relates to 2006 fees. No payments made prior to 2006. | No staff. |
| National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)* | Dec 1990 | — | 1997: 7.5m | 1997: 52 |
| National Treasury Management Agency Advisory Committee | Dec 1990 | 5-7 | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotess | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes |
| National Pensions Reserve Fund | 2 Apr 2001 | — | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes |
| National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission | 2 Apr 2001 | 7 | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes |
| Table A—contd. | ||||
| Name of Body | Date Established | No of Board Members | Budget in each of the past 10 years | Staff Numbers |
| State Claims Agency | Dec 2001 | — | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes |
| State Claims Agency Policy Committee | Apr 2002 | 7 | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes | — |
| National Development Finance Agency | 1 Jan 2003 | — | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotesI | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes |
| Board of National Development Finance Agency | 31 Jan 2003 | 8 | Included in figures for NTMA above, see footnotes | — |
| *The NTMA is also the State Claims Agency, the Manager of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and the body through which the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) performs its functions. Staff working in the areas of the State Claims Agency, National Pensions Reserve Fund and National Development Finance Agency are NTMA employees who are assigned to these business activities. | ||||
| **Exchequer cost which includes staff costs of NTMA, including staff assigned to State Claims Agency, National Pensions Reserve Fund and National Development Finance Agency, and costs of NTMA Advisory Committee, National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission, State Claims Agency Policy Committee and Board of NDFA. |
| Table B | ||
| Name of Body | Established | No Board Members |
| Interim Board of the Civil Service Childcare Initiative | Feb 2002 | 6 |
| Disciplinary Appeals Board | Sep 2004 | 5 |
| Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland | 1 May 2003 | 12 |
| Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Financial Regulator) | 1 May 2003 | 10 |
| Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal | 1 Oct 2004 | 7 |
| Financial Services Ombudsman Council | 1 Oct 2004 | 9 |
| Financial Services Consultative Consumer Panel | 1 Oct 2004 | 20 |
| Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel | 1 Oct 2004 | 20 |
| Investor Compensation Company Ltd. | 1 Aug 1998 | 12 |
| An Post National Lottery Company | Sep 1986 | 7 |
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