Written answers
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Agencies
9:00 pm
Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 93: To ask the Taoiseach with regard to agencies (details supplied) and their sub-agencies, the levels of office rental paid; the location of offices and their landlords for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the length of the lease in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18945/11]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The following tables set out the position in relation to the bodies listed for which my Department has responsibility.
| YEAR 2008 | ||||
| Name | Rent Paid | Location of Office | Landlord | Length of Lease |
| National Statistics Board | None | No premises * | None | n/a |
| National, Economic and Social Development Office ** | €588,295 | 16 Parnell Square East,Dublin 1. | OPW | Not subject to any duration of lease. |
| Ireland Newfoundland Partnership Board | None | 17-19 Lr. Hatch Street,Dublin 2. | OPW | n/a |
| Law Reform Commission | €317,816 **** | 35 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. | Liddington Limited.Fitzwilliam House,6, Lr. Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. | 31 December 2017 |
| Ireland/America Economic Advisory Board # | None | No premises | n/a | n/a |
| National Forum On Europe | None | Dublin Castle. | OPW | n/a |
| YEAR 2009 | ||||
| Name | Rent Paid | Location of Office | Landlord | Length of Lease |
| National Statistics Board | None | No premises * | None | n/a |
| National, Economic and Social Development Office ** | €588,295 | 16 Parnell Square East,Dublin 1. | OPW | Not subject to any duration of lease. |
| Ireland Newfoundland Partnership Board | None | 17-19 Lr. Hatch Street,Dublin 2. | OPW | n/a |
| Law Reform Commission | €450,000 | 35 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. | Liddington Limited.Fitzwilliam House,6, Lr. Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. | 31 December 2017 |
| Ireland/America Economic Advisory Board # | None | No premises | n/a | n/a |
| National Forum On Europe # # | None | Dublin Castle. | OPW | n/a |
| YEAR 2010 | ||||
| Name | Rent Paid | Location of Office | Landlord | Length of Lease |
| National Statistics Board | None | No premises * | None | n/a |
| National, Economic and Social Development Office ** | €322,328 *** | 16 Parnell Square East,Dublin 1. | OPW | Not subject to any duration of lease. |
| Ireland Newfoundland Partnership Board | None | Department of the Taoiseach.Government Buildings. | OPW | n/a |
| Law Reform Commission | €450,000 | 35 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. | Liddington Limited.Fitzwilliam House,6, Lr. Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. | 31 December 2017 |
| Ireland/America Economic Advisory Board # | None | No premises | n/a | n/a |
| YEAR 2011 | ||||
| Name | Rent Paid | Location of Office | Landlord | Length of Lease |
| National Statistics Board | None | No premises * | None | n/a |
| National, Economic and Social Development Office ** | €161,164(to end of 2nd quarter) | 16 Parnell Square East,Dublin 1. | OPW | Not subject to any duration of lease. |
| Ireland Newfoundland Partnership Board | None | Department of the Taoiseach.Government Buildings. | OPW | n/a |
| Law Reform Commission | Due to be paid at a rate of €450,000 p/a | 35 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. | Liddington Limited.Fitzwilliam House,6, Lr. Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. | 31 December 2017 |
| Ireland/America Economic Advisory Board # | None | No premises | n/a | n/a |
* The National Statistics Board have no paid staff and no office accommodation. The secretariat work of the Board is undertaken on a part-time basis by a Senior Statistician. The Board meets either in the Departmen of the Taoiseach, Government Buildings or Central Statistics Offices in Cork. ** NESDO [ includes the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). It also includes the National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP) and the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) which were discontinued in April, 2010].
*** Following the discontinuation of the NCPP and the NESF in April 2010, NESDO reduced its office area by 46% resulting in a rent savings of €265,967.
**** The rate of rent for the Law Reform Commission was fixed in 2004 and has not been increased since. In 2008, the Commission acquired additional floor space to accommodate extra staff. Hence, part of the rent for 2008 was at the rate of €450,000 per annum.
# The Ireland/America Economic Advisory Board was established in 1992 to provide a forum through which the thinking of the most senior and successful leaders of corporate Irish-America could be conveyed directly, and at the highest level, to the Government.
The Board normally meets at least once but sometimes twice a year, usually in the US. The Taoiseach is responsible for appointing the Board, and the members give voluntarily of their time. The Board does not have an office premises. The Department of Taoiseach maintains contact with the Board primarily through the embassy in Washington.
# #The National Forum On Europe ended in May 2009.
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