Written answers
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Departmental Agencies
3:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [30488/07]
Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy in respect of the organisations under the remit of my Department since its establishment in mid 2002 is set out in the following tables.
| Boards, Agencies, Bodies, Commissions and Offices Established since mid-2002 | |
| Name | Date of Establishment |
| Culture Ireland | 2005 |
| Culture Ireland replaced the Cultural Relations Committee which previously operated under the Department of Foreign Affairs. | |
| National Museum of Ireland | Originally established in 1877. |
| National Library of Ireland | Originally established in 1877. |
| Crawford Gallery Cork | 2006 |
| Irish Institute of Sport | 2006 |
| Fáilte Ireland (National Tourism Development Authority) | 2003 |
| National Sports Campus Development Authority | 2007 |
| Boards, Agencies, Bodies, Commissions and Offices Abolished since mid-2002 | |
| Name of Body / State Board | Date of Abolition |
| Bord Fáilte | 2003 |
| CERT | 2003 |
| CERT and Bord Fáilte were amalgamated to create the new National Tourism Development Authority known as Fáilte Ireland, which now includes the former Regional Tourism Authorities, which were companies established by Bord Fáilte. | |
| Campus Stadium Ireland Development Authority Ltd | 2007 |
| Campus Stadium Ireland Development Authority was replaced by the National Sports Campus Development Authority |
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