Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 624: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30791/11]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 645: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31401/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 624 and 645 together.

The information sought by the deputy is set out in the following tables. Table 1 lists the Commercial State Agencies under the remit of my Department while Table 2 lists the Non-Commercial Agencies.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 625: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department's aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer. [30896/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Not all non-commercial State agencies are funded by the Exchequer. The amount of funding provided to the non-commercial agencies for general administrative expenses, including staffing, can be found in the Book of Estimates.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 626: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under his aegis (details supplied), namely, the total number of whole-time equivalent staff, the total number of board members, the chairperson's and board members' respective remuneration packages, the total annual wage bill and the total amount of central funding provided to the agency inclusive of the wage bill. [30921/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The fee levels which apply to chairpersons and board members of State agencies are set out in the reply which I gave to Dáil Question 285 on 13th October 2011. However, in some cases board members may have voluntarily declined to accept fee payments.

Neither the Commission for Aviation Regulation nor the Railway Safety Commission have a board. However, there is a Railway Safety Advisory Council. The Commission for Taxi Regulation was subsumed into the National Transport Authority on 1st January 2011. I have no direct function in relation to the Commissioners of Irish Lights. My Department simply provides a contribution to the general administrative expenses of that organisation.

The number of board member positions in each of those agencies which are the subject of this question and for which I have responsibility is set out in the following table. The amount of central funding provided to the agencies is available in the Book of Estimates. With regard to the other information requested by the Deputy, the provision of the material is a matter for the agencies themselves. I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the agencies concerned for their direct response. If the Deputy does not receive a reply within ten working days, please advise my private office.

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