Written answers
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Departmental Bodies
8:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of regulators under the control of her Department; the function and responsibility of same; the number of staff employed, their outturn for 2008 and budget for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6498/09]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, 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, trade etc. Naturally, in that regard, my Department exercises many regulatory functions.
In addition, a number of Offices of my Department, as well as Agencies which come within my Department's remit, have significant regulatory powers and the information requested by the Deputy in relation to those bodies is set out in the following table:
| Name of Regulator | Function & responsibility of the regulator | Number of staff employed (as at 31 December 2008) | 2008 Out-turn (€m) (estimate if final figure not available). | 2009 Budget (€m) |
| The Labour Court | To assist in the resolution of industrial relations disputes and to act as an adjudicative body in relation to issues arising under a variety of employment rights legislation. | 36 | €3.084m | €3.285m |
| Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) | The ODCE was established under the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001. The Director is charged with the following general mandate: | 35.8 plus 8 members of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation on secondment to the Office whose costs are met from Vote 20 — Garda Síochána | €4.34m | €5.47m |
| Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) | IAASA was established on a statutory basis in February, 2006 under the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act, 2003, as amended. Its four principal functions are: | 12 | €0.903m Under the provisions of Section 14 of the Act, IAASA is part-funded by the Prescribed Accountancy Bodies. Total spend for 2008 €1.953m | €1.344m Under the provisions of Section 14 of the Act, IAASA is part-funded by the Prescribed Accountancy Bodies. Total budget for 2009 €2.699m |
| Name of Regulator | Function & responsibility of the regulator | Number of staff employed (as at 31 December 2008) | 2008 Out-turn (€m) (estimate if final figure not available). | 2009 Budget (€m) |
| Companies Registration Office (CRO), including the Registry of Friendly Societies (RFS) | The main functions of the CRO are: | CRO — 145 RFS — 7 Total — 152 | €9.798m | €9.474m |
| National Consumer Agency (NCA) | The Agency's specific mandate includes advocacy, research, information, enforcement, education and awareness. The Agency enforces a wide range of consumer protection laws, including laws on deceptive trading practices (including unfair, misleading and aggressive), consumer credit, package travel, unfair contract terms, timeshare, consumer safety (mandatory standards), food labelling, textile labelling, unit pricing and price displays. | 54(47 of whom are seconded from the Department) | €7.587m | €9m |
| Name of Regulator | Function & responsibility of the regulator | Number of staff employed (as at 31 December 2008) | 2008 Out-turn (€m) (estimate if final figure not available). | 2009 Budget (€m) |
| The Competition Authority | The Authority is the independent statutory body responsible for enforcing Irish and European competition law in the State. | 54 | €5.956m | €5.918m |
| The Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) | The IINAB is the: | 13 | €2.122m*(of which €0.294m is Exchequer Funding)* INAB operates as a department within Forfas and as such accommodation and support services are provided from within the overall Forfás grant allocation. | €1.962m*(of which €0.444m is Exchequer Funding) |
| National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | The Legal Metrology Services (LMS) is one of a number of functions of the NSAI, and is responsible for the assurance of the infrastructure of trade measures. | 26.5 (Out of a total of 157.3 NSAI staff) | Estimated out-turn of €3.88m was attributed to LMS | LMS Budget is €3.98m |
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