Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [34422/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Set out below is the information available with regard to new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008:

Further Education & Training Awards Council (established 2001)

Grangegorman Development Agency (established 2006)

Higher Education and Training Awards Council (established 2001)

National Council for Special Education (established 2003)

National Educational Welfare Board (established 2002)

National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (established 2001)

Residential Institution Redress Board (established 2002)

Residential Institution Review Committee (established 2002)

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (established 1999)

Education Finance Board (established 2006)

State Examinations Commission (established 2003)

The Teaching Council (established 2006)

Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (established 2001)

Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (established 1998)

National Centre for Technology in Education (established 1998)

An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscoilaíochta (established 1999)

The Centre for Early Childhood Development & Education (established 2002)

The additional information sought be the Deputy is not readily available and its compilation would involve an inordinate amount of administrative time. The Deputy will be aware that information on staffing and budgets is available in annual reports and other documents published by various agencies. Many of these reports are available in the Oireachtas Library or can be downloaded from the websites of the agencies concerned. Also information on expenditure for a number of agencies is included in my Department's Audited Appropriation Accounts published annually. If the Deputy has any queries in relation to a particular agency then officials in my Department will be happy to discuss these with him.