Written answers
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Department of Finance
Departmental Bodies
3:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of new boards, agencies, bodies, commissions and offices which have been established in the past ten years and the number which have been abolished under the remit of his Department. [30495/07]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Since January 1997, 21 bodies were set up under the remit of my Department, one of which was abolished. The following table lists these bodies and the date they were established.
| Name of Body | Date Established |
| Euro Changeover Board of Ireland | May 19981 |
| Special EU Programmes Body | Dec 1999 |
| Public Service Benchmarking Body | Jul 2000 |
| National Pensions Reserve Fund | Apr 20012 |
| National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission | Apr 20012 |
| Committee for Performance Awards | Nov 2001 |
| State Claims Agency | Dec 20012 |
| Interim Board of the Civil Service Childcare Initiative | Feb 2002 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) | Mar 20023 |
| State Claims Agency Policy Committee | Apr 20022 |
| National Development Finance Agency | Jan 20032 |
| Board of National Development Finance Agency | Jan 20032 |
| Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland | May 2003 |
| Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Financial Regulator) | May 2003 |
| Decentralisation Implementation Group | Dec 2003 |
| Outside Appointments Board | Sep 2004 |
| Financial Services Ombudsman Council | Oct 2004 |
| Financial Services Consultative Consumer Panel | Oct 2004 |
| Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal | Oct 2004 |
| Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel | Oct 2004 |
| Public Appointments Service | Oct 20044 |
| Commission for Public Service Appointments | Oct 20044 |
| 1The Euro Changeover Board was abolished in May 2002 | |
| 2These bodies all come under the remit of the NTMA | |
| 3Replaced Ordnance Survey Office | |
| 4Replaced the Civil Service Commission |
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