Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34421/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The number of new agencies created in my Department since 1997 is one. The Civil Defence Board was established on the 7th May 2003 following the enactment of the Civil Defence Act 2002. Prior to that date, Civil Defence had been a branch of my Department — the relevant staff transferred to the Civil Defence Board following its establishment.

Information requested by the Deputy on staffing levels and budgets is as follows: