John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 265: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of bodies and agencies operated under the remit of his Department; the cost of each on a yearly basis; the name and number that have been abolished in the past four years; the name and number that have been amalgamated; the name of those to be abolished or amalgamated in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/10]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The information requested in relation to the yearly costs is as follows:

Coiste an Asgard received a National Lottery grant in the sum of €830,000 in 2009. In the context of settling the Estimates for my Department for 2010, the Government decided that the national sail training scheme operated by Coiste an Asgard would be discontinued as recommended in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure. As a result, no funding has been provided in 2010. No Agency or Body under the aegis of my Department has been abolished or amalgamated in the past four years.

Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from his Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3207/10]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The information in relation to the number of whole time equivalent staff employed in the Agencies in 2007, 2008 and 2009 is set out in the following table:

I would like to reassure the Deputy that I am satisfied that staffing levels in the Agencies under the aegis of my Department are appropriate and that I remain committed to ensuring that the delivery of services by the Agencies is as efficient and effective as possible.