Written answers
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Department of Social and Family Affairs
State Agencies
12:00 pm
Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 668: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the bodies or agencies operating under the aegis of her Department; the financial allocation to same per year since their establishment; the number of staff employed by each per year since their establishment; the amount of money spent on public relations companies by each per year since their establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29918/09]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The four statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board, the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department.
The Combat Poverty Agency has been integrated into the Office of Social Inclusion in the Department since 1 July 2009.
The information requested in respect of these bodies is set out in tables.
| Agency/ Board | Financial Allocation per year since date of Establishment | Number of Staff employed per year since date of Establishment | Amount of money spent on public relation companies per year since date of establishment |
| The Pensions Board | |||
| Year | |||
| 1991 | - | 8 | - |
| 1992 | - | 11 | - |
| 1993 | - | 11 | €6,800 |
| 1994 | - | 14 | €2,746 |
| 1995 | - | 17 | €6,300 |
| 1996 | - | 17 | €8,510 |
| 1997 | - | 20 | €16,192 |
| 1998 | €58,160 | 20 | €28,367 |
| 1999 | €38,092 | 19 | €26,800 |
| 2000 | €67,139 | 19 | €42,996 |
| 2001 | €991,550 | 23 | €41,072 |
| 2002 | €885,249 | 33 | €60,457 |
| 2003 | €1,912,745 | 37 | €125,689 |
| 2004 | €1,927,951 | 38 | €111,232 |
| 2005 | €1,804,119 | 39 | €91,776 |
| 2006 | €2,162,470 | 39 | €113,383 |
| 2007 | €2,073,161 | 37 | €113,217 |
| 2008 | €1,000,000 | 39.5 | €92,764 |
Notes : Financial Allocation
1. Contribution by DSFA to Board policy work in period 1998 – 2001
2. Contribution to Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSAs) costs in period 2001 – 2007 This subvention ceased at the end of 2007.
3. National Pension Awareness Campaign (NPAC) costs from 2003.
In 2009 the allocation for this campaign has been reduced by 50% to €500,000 .
| Agency/ Board | Financial Allocation per year since date of Establishment | Number of Staff employed per year since date of Establishment | Amount of money spent on public relation companies per year since date of establishment |
| Office of the Pensions Ombudsman | € 0002003/4 - € 8422005 € 7332006 € 6532007 €1,0582008 € 9612009 € 974 | 888101010 | No public relations company engaged at any time. |
| Agency/ Board | Financial Allocation per year since date of Establishment | Number of Staff employed per year since date of Establishment | Amount of money spent on public relation companies per year since date of establishment |
| Social Welfare Tribunal | 1982 *1983 *1984 *1985 *1986 *1987 *1988 *1989 *1990 *1991 *1992 *1993 *1994 *1995 *1996 *1997 £9,000.001998 £9,000.001999 £6,000.002000 £6,000.002001 £6,000.002002 NIL2003 €8,000.002004 €3,000.002005 €4,000.002006 €4,100.002007 €1,500.002008 €6,000.002009 €6,000.00 | 5 – Chairman and 4 ordinary members | NIL |
* Unfortunately it is not possible to ascertain the budget allocations for the Tribunal in respect of the years prior to 1997.
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