Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 467: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the statutory bodies for which she has responsibility; and the date of establishment of each of these statutory bodies. [3083/08]

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 468: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the annual operating cost for each of the past five years of each statutory body for which she has responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3098/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 467 and 468 together.

The establishment dates for the statutory bodies for which I have responsibility is as follows:

With regard to annual operating costs for each of the past five years, that is a matter for the organisations concerned and can be obtained from their annual reports. In the case of the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, most of the operating costs arise from salaries of its staff. The staff are all Civil Servants and are paid directly out of the Departments Vote. Operating costs of the Authority are not separately identified.