Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 403: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the organisations or authorities operating within his Department's policy area, set up by statute or statutory instrument, for which he does not have official responsibility to Dáil Éireann. [31118/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The five statutory agencies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Board, the Combat Poverty Agency, the Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle), the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of my Department.

The Social Welfare Tribunal, which was set up in 1982, is the only statutory body which does not have any official responsibility to Dail Eireann. The Tribunal is required to function within the parameters of the legislation provided for its operation.