Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 126: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [37575/10]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Active Citizenship Office was established in 2008 under the aegis of my Department, as recommended by the Taskforce on Active Citizenship in its 2006 Report. The Office was discontinued in 2009 and the active citizenship function transferred to the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs in May, 2010.

The administrative budget for the work of the Office in supporting the Steering Group on Active Citizenship for the years 2008 to 2009 is as follows: 2008: - €200,000 2009: - € 56,000 There was no financial allocation for the Office in 2010.