Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all of the groups, bodies or agencies under the aegis of her Department are accountable to her or the Houses of the Oireachtas for expenditure incurred throughout the course of the financial year; her plans to ensure that all such expenditure in future is accountable by her or the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41263/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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In general the groups, bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department are accountable to me as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment or the Oireachtas for expenditure incurred throughout the year. The principles of Government accounting are mainly derived from the Constitution, and from the institutions and financial relationships between the Oireachtas and the executive which have been developed over the years. Accountability structures vary depending on the nature of the organisations concerned as set out in their establishing legislation and where applicable:

The Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924

The Comptroller and Auditor General Acts 1923 and 1993

The Public Service Management Act, 1997

Oireachtas Committees including the Public Accounts Committee

Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995

Standards in Public Office Act, 2001

Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2009

Report of the Working Group on the Accountability of Secretaries General and Accounting Officers 2002 (Known as the Mullarkey Report) and

Public Financial Procedures, updated in 2008

Within these structures, I will continue to ensure that organisations under the aegis of my Department are accountable for their expenditure and that every effort is made to achieve value for money.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of bodies, groups, agencies or other entities under the aegis of her Department; the budgetary allocation in each case, in each of the past five years and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41264/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The table below lists the Offices, agencies, and other bodies and groups currently under the aegis of my Department. The funding allocated to each of these entities by my Department between 2004 and 2009 inclusive is also provided. The allocations include Exchequer funding and, where appropriate, National Training Fund monies.

Some of the agencies also receive funding from other sources, such as fees, property rental, grant refunds, and from other Departments or bodies. Funding from these sources is not included in the table.