Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 525: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the new agencies or offices established under the aegis of his Department since 2007; the annual budget in each case for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37568/10]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 526: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the new state-owned companies that have been established or have come under the aegis of his Department since 2007 and the annual turnover in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37583/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together.

Since 2007, my Department established the National Employment Rights Authority and the National Consumer Agency.

The Information requested by the Deputy in relation to these bodies is as follows: (1) The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) was established on an interim basis in February, 2007 in line with the commitment in Towards 2016 to securing enhanced compliance with legal requirements, underpinned by adequate enforcement and to greatly enhance public confidence in the system of compliance. The Employment Law Compliance Bill, when enacted, will place NERA on a statutory footing. The cost of NERA since 2007 is as follows: · 2007 Outturn - €6.957m · 2008 Outturn - €9.596m · 2009 Outturn - €7.936m · 2010 Budget - €7.824 (2) The National Consumer Agency (NCA) was established on a statutory basis on the 1st May 2007 following the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act 2007. The former Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA) was subsumed into the NCA and the Act gave the Agency a much wider remit with particular functions in the areas such as consumer research, advocacy, education and awareness, information and enforcement. The cost of the NCA since 2007 is as follows: · 2007 Outturn - €7.078m (ODCA and NCA together) · 2008 Outturn - €7.587m · 2009 Outturn - €6.105m · 2010 Budget - €7.232m Insofar as State-owned companies are concerned, none was established by my Department since 2007.