Written answers
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Agencies
3:00 pm
Joe 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]
Eamon 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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