Written answers
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Regulatory Authorities
9:00 pm
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 388: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total operating budget for all regulators and regulatory authorities within the State for the years 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7018/08]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, my Department prepares and administers legislation in areas such as commerce, employment rights, occupational safety health and welfare, competition and consumer rights, chemicals and intellectual property. Naturally, in that regard, we exercise many regulatory functions.
The information requested by the Deputy, insofar as it relates to Offices and Agencies which come within my Department's remit, and which have significant regulatory powers is as follows:
Name of "regulator" | Total Operating Budget in 2006 | Total Operating Budget in 2007 |
Labour Court | â¬3.464 | â¬3,895 |
Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) | â¬1.304 | â¬1.578 |
National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) [Regulatory functions are one of several functions of the NSAI] | â¬21.889 (provisional outturn â subject to audit) | â¬23.661 (provisional outturn â subject to audit) |
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority | â¬2.298 | â¬2.353 |
The Competition Authority | â¬5.830 | â¬6.100 |
Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs | â¬4.289 | â¬4.379 |
Interim National Consumer Agency / National Consumer Agency (established on 1st May 2007 under the Consumer Protection Act 2007) | â¬3.000 | â¬4.018 |
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement | â¬4.713 | â¬4.823 |
Companies Registration Office | â¬9.308 | â¬10.097 |
Registrar of Friendly Societies | Provision contained in Departmental figures | Provision contained in Departmental figures |
Irish Takeover Panel | â¬1.096 â year ended June 2006 | â¬1.265m â year ended June 2007 |
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