Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy was contained in my reply to Questions Nos. 317 and 318 on 2nd October, 2007, to his party colleague, Deputy Varadkar, and the situation has not changed since. For ease of reference for the Deputy, I am setting out the information in the following table:
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 Competitiveness 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 |
| Labour Relations Commission | 21/01/1991 | — | 7 | 1997 — 38 | 1997 — 1.798 |
| 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 |
| 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 Occupation-al 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 |
| 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 |
| IDA Ireland | In 1969 as Industrial Development Authority of Ireland. In 1994 as IDA Ireland | — | 12 | 1997 — N/A | 1997 — 170.257 |
| Enterprise Ireland | 1998 | — | 12 | 1998 — 826 | 1998 — 143.444 |
| Crafts Council of Ireland | 1971 | — | 15 | 1997 — 10 | 1997 — 0.635 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shannon Development (o) | 28/01/59 | — | 1997 — 12 | 1997 — 206 | 1997 — 38.127 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Irish Council for Bioethics | Sept 2002 | — | 2002 — 21 | 2002 — 1 | 2002 — 0.150 |
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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