Written answers

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Departmental Agencies

2:30 pm

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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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]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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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 / BodySubhead (in 2010)2007200820092010
ExpenditureExpenditureExpenditureEstimate
€000€000€000€000
Digital Hub Development AgencyB2 - Multimedia Developments1,7241,9401,7312,360
National Digital Research CentreB2 - Multimedia Developments2,5002,6243,1885,194
RTÉC1 - Grant to RTÉ for Broadcasting Licence Fees194,838201,067204,255195,000
C3 - Deontas I Leith Theilifís na Gaeilge10,268Prior to April 2007 funding for TG4 was provided to RTÉ. In April 2007 TG4 became an independent statutory entity
TG421,62936,39036,13334,050
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland- Broadcasting Commission of Ireland3,8105,0004,550BAI replaced the BCI / BCC in Oct 2009 and is now funded through an industry levy
Sustainable Energy IrelandD1 - SEI Admin & General Expenses; D2 - Sustainable Energy Programmes; D3 - Energy Research Programmes; - Energy Efficiency Awareness Initiatives54,20064,85580,288126,441
Loughs AgencyF1 - Inland Fisheries2,6942,6252,3823,052
North West Regional Fishery Board2,9333,0873,18826,559
Nothern Regional Fishery Board2,8663,1302,877
Shannon Regional Fishery Board3,1503,1393,285
Western Regional Fishery Board4,1943,9663,769
Eastern Regional Fishery Board3,3803,3653,112
Central Fishery Board6,8879,6167,395
Southern Regional Fishery Board2,5722,5072,680
South Western Regional Fishery Board2,5112,6422,767
Ordnance Survey IrelandE6 - OSIOSI transferred from Dept. Finance in Jan 20085,9705,0874,985
Totals320,156351,923366,687397,641

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