Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Agencies
2:30 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the agencies or bodies to which his Department provides funding or in respect of which it is administratively responsible; the bodies and agencies for which his Department is responsible in respect of his policy; the amount of funding provided in each of the years 2007 to 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21747/10]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
Link to this: Individually | In context
I can inform the Deputy that the State Boards, agencies, regulators or other bodies under the remit of my Department are as follows: · An Post · Bord Gáis Éireann · Bord na Móna · Broadcasting Authority of Ireland · Central Fisheries Board · Commission for Communications Regulation · Commission for Energy Regulation · Digital Hub Development Agency · EirGrid · Electricity Supply Board (ESB) · Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission · Irish National Petroleum Corporation · Mining Board · National Oil Reserves Agency · Ordnance Survey Ireland · Radio Telefís Eireann · Regional Fisheries Boards (7) · Sustainable Energy Ireland · Teilifís na Gaeilge My Department also provides funding to the National Digital Research Centre.
The following table gives details of the Bodies to which funding has been provided, through my Department's Vote, in each of the years 2007 to 2010:
Agency / Body | Subhead (in 2010) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Estimate | ||
€000 | €000 | €000 | €000 | ||
Digital Hub Development Agency | B2 - Multimedia Developments | 1,724 | 1,940 | 1,731 | 2,360 |
National Digital Research Centre | B2 - Multimedia Developments | 2,500 | 2,624 | 3,188 | 5,194 |
RTÉ | C1 - Grant to RTÉ for Broadcasting Licence Fees | 194,838 | 201,067 | 204,255 | 195,000 |
C3 - Deontas I Leith Theilifís na Gaeilge | 10,268 | Prior to April 2007 funding for TG4 was provided to RTÉ. In April 2007 TG4 became an independent statutory entity | |||
TG4 | 21,629 | 36,390 | 36,133 | 34,050 | |
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | - Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | 3,810 | 5,000 | 4,550 | BAI replaced the BCI / BCC in Oct 2009 and is now funded through an industry levy |
Sustainable Energy Ireland | D1 - SEI Admin & General Expenses; D2 - Sustainable Energy Programmes; D3 - Energy Research Programmes; - Energy Efficiency Awareness Initiatives | 54,200 | 64,855 | 80,288 | 126,441 |
Loughs Agency | F1 - Inland Fisheries | 2,694 | 2,625 | 2,382 | 3,052 |
North West Regional Fishery Board | 2,933 | 3,087 | 3,188 | 26,559 | |
Nothern Regional Fishery Board | 2,866 | 3,130 | 2,877 | ||
Shannon Regional Fishery Board | 3,150 | 3,139 | 3,285 | ||
Western Regional Fishery Board | 4,194 | 3,966 | 3,769 | ||
Eastern Regional Fishery Board | 3,380 | 3,365 | 3,112 | ||
Central Fishery Board | 6,887 | 9,616 | 7,395 | ||
Southern Regional Fishery Board | 2,572 | 2,507 | 2,680 | ||
South Western Regional Fishery Board | 2,511 | 2,642 | 2,767 | ||
Ordnance Survey Ireland | E6 - OSI | OSI transferred from Dept. Finance in Jan 2008 | 5,970 | 5,087 | 4,985 |
Totals | 320,156 | 351,923 | 366,687 | 397,641 |
No comments