Written answers
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Departmental Bodies
10:00 pm
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 480: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the bodies and agencies operating under he aegis of his Department; the financial allocation to these 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 year since their establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31552/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department.
The information requested in respect of these bodies is set out in the 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 relations companies per year since date of establishment |
| The Pensions Board | |||
| 1991 | - | 8 | - |
| 1992 | - | 11 | - |
| 1993 | - | 11 | â¬6,800 |
| 1994 | - | 14 | â¬2,746 |
| 1995 | - | 17 | â¬6,300 |
| 1996 | - | 17 | â¬8,510 |
| 1997 | - | 20 | â¬16,192 |
| 1998 | â¬58,160 | 20 | â¬28,367 |
| 1999 | â¬38,092 | 19 | â¬26,800 |
| 2000 | â¬67,139 | 19 | â¬42,996 |
| 2001 | â¬991,550 | 23 | â¬41,072 |
| 2002 | â¬885,249 | 33 | â¬60,457 |
| 2003 | â¬1,912,745 | 37 | â¬125,689 |
| 2004 | â¬1,927,951 | 38 | â¬111,232 |
| 2005 | â¬1,804,119 | 39 | â¬91,776 |
| 2006 | â¬2,162,470 | 39 | â¬113,383 |
| 2007 | â¬2,073,161 | 37 | â¬113,217 |
| 2008 | â¬1,000,000 | 39.5 | â¬92,764 |
| 2009 | â¬500,000 | 37 | â¬83,518 |
| 2010(estimated) | â¬500,000 | 36 | â¬82,000 (to date) |
Notes on Financial Allocation:
The operations of the Pensions Board are largely financed by annual fees payable to it by occupational pension schemes and by providers of Personal Retirement Savings Accounts.
Includes contribution by D/SP to Board's policy work in period 1998 â 2001
Includes contribution to Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) costs in period 2001 â 2007. This subvention ceased at the end of 2007.
Includes allocation for National Pension Awareness Campaign (NPAC) costs from 2003.
| 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 relations companies per year since date of establishment |
| Office of the Pensions Ombudsman2003/4200520062007200820092010 (estimated) | â¬0. 842mâ¬0.733mâ¬0.653mâ¬1,058mâ¬0.961mâ¬0.974mâ¬0.986m | 88810101010 | 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 relations companies per year since date of establishment |
| Comhairle2000(part year only,est. 12/06/00)200120022003200420052006Citizens Information Board(est. 21/02/07)2007200820092010 (estimate)* | â¬4.945mâ¬12.795mâ¬15.367mâ¬17.016mâ¬17.901mâ¬20.997mâ¬24.362mâ¬28.140mâ¬29.467mâ¬28.005mâ¬45.872m | 7072758590919292888888(Ave no. of staff employed in the year, WTEs) | â¬56,000â¬63,000â¬93,000â¬56,000NilNilNilNilNilNilNil |
*Note: The increase in the CIB budget from â¬28.005m in 2009 to â¬45.872m in 2010 is as a result of responsibility for MABS transferring to CIB in July 2009 and the associated budget being fully included in the CIB budget, for the first time, in 2010.
| 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 relations companies per year since date of establishment |
| Social Welfare Tribunal1982 *1983 *1984 *1985 *1986 *1987 *1988 *1989 *1990 *1991 *1992 *1993 *1994 *1995 *1996 *19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010 | £9,000.00£9,000.00£6,000.00£6,000.00£6,000.00NILâ¬8,000.00â¬3,000.00â¬4,000.00â¬4,100.00â¬1,500.00â¬6,000.00â¬4,500.00â¬4,000.00 | 5 â 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.
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 481: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of the current working groups established by his Department, including a brief outline of what the working groups are looking at; when they are due to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31553/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.
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