Written answers

Wednesday, 19 December 2007

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Departmental Agencies

3:00 pm

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 89: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the statutory bodies for which he has ministerial responsibility, but for which he is not accountable to Dáil Éireann for daily operational activities; the budget for each of these statutory bodies; the level of contact between his Department and that body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35600/07]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The following table shows the bodies for which I have Ministerial responsibility for the information of the Deputy.

In relation to the budget for these bodies, I can advise that these details are available in their Annual Reports and Accounts. This information is a matter of public knowledge and is in the public domain. The Mining Board has no budget allocation and its expenses are paid through the Department's Vote. The National Salmon Commission has no budget allocation. I have no function in the day-to-day operational activities issues for any of the organisations or authorities operating within my Department's policy area. The level of contact between these bodies and my Department is appropriate to the needs of my Department and Body concerned.

The level of contact between these bodies and my Department varies from daily communication to weekly communication, depending on:

The scale of the body.

The nature of its responsibilities.

The legal relationship between the Department and the body in question.

The issues being handled by the body and between the Department and the body at any particular point in time.

Bodies under the aegis of DCENR
Board Name
An Post
Commission for Communications Regulation
Digital Hub Development Agency
RTÉ
TG4
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
Broadcasting Complaints Commission
ESB
EirGrid
Bord Gáis Éireann
Commission for Energy Regulation
Bord Na Móna
Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd
National Oil Reserves Agency
Sustainable Energy Ireland
Loughs Agency
National Salmon Commission
Mining Board
Central Fisheries Board
Eastern Regional Fisheries Board
Northern Regional Fisheries Board
North Western Regional Fisheries Board
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board
Southern Regional Fisheries Board
South Western Regional Fisheries Board
Western Regional Fisheries Board

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