Written answers
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
State Bodies
7:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she has received an annual report for each of the past three years from the chairman of all State bodies under the auspices of her Department; if the pay of chief executives and employees of such bodies is fully in accordance with Government policy; if she will list any such bodies where this requirement under the code of practice for the governance of State bodies has not been met or no report has been received; if she will provide full details of such issues in such reports and if these reports will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46716/10]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the annual reports of the State bodies under the aegis of my Department in respect of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 is set out in the table:
| Body | Annual Report year 2007 | Annual Report year 2008 | Annual Report year 2009 |
| Fáilte Ireland | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas |
| National Sports Campus Development Authority | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | The Annual Report will be submitted to the Department following finalisation of the Accounts by the C&AG. |
| Irish Sports Council | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | The Accounts are currently being audited by the C&AG |
| National Gallery of Ireland | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received in Department |
| Irish Film Board | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | The Accounts are currently being audited by the C&AG |
| The Arts Council | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Awaiting sign off by the C&AG |
| Crawford Art Gallery, Cork | Not applicable - managed by City of Cork VEC at this time. | Received and awaiting translation prior to laying before the Houses of the Oireachtas | The Accounts are currently being audited by the C&AG |
| National Library of Ireland | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | The Accounts are currently being audited by the C&AG |
| National Museum of Ireland | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received in the Department |
| National Concert Hall | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas |
| Irish Museum of Modern Art | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas | Received in the Department |
I am satisfied that the pay of the chief executives and employees of the above bodies is fully in accordance with Government policy.
Tourism Ireland is a North/South body and is not covered by the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. As a North/South body, the pay and conditions of the Chief Executive and employees of Tourism Ireland are not determined by the Government of Ireland alone, but are determined by the North South Ministerial Council and Finance Departments North and South.
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