Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Agencies
9:00 pm
Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos which currently exist here; if he will provide a breakdown of each, listing in particular full name, location, the total amount of funding allocated to it in 2011 and total staff number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32915/11]
Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos which have been abolished or wound down since he took office; the total amount of savings achieved with each closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32917/11]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together.
In response to the Deputy's questions, I understand that each Department keeps the information in relation to bodies that come under their aegis. In relation to my own Department the following tables contain details in respect of bodies which receive Exchequer Funding and bodies which do not receive Exchequer funding.
Table A bodies in receipt of exchequer Funding
| Name of Body | Location | Budget 2011 | Staff Numbers |
| Special EU Programmes Body | Belfast Office7th FloorThe Clarence West Building2 Clarence Street WestBelfastBT2 7GPOmagh OfficeEU House11 Kevlin RoadOmaghNorthern IrelandBT78 1LBMonaghan OfficeM:Tek II BuildingArmagh RoadMonagahanIreland | The 2011 Budget for the Body is €78,741,000. This breaks down as follows:€76,075,000 Programme Expenditure (expenditure under the EU co-funded PEACE III and INTERREG IVA Programmes), and€2,666,000 Administration Expenditure.The Body's Budget is provided by Irish and Northern Irish Government Departments. The Irish contribution to the 2011 Budget is:€ 28,406,000 Programme (note that a large portion of this is recoupable from EU)€1,242,500 Admininstration. The Body's Administration costs are co-funded by the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. | 65 |
| Civil Service Arbitration BoardCivil Service Disciplinary Code Appeal BoardIndependent Mediator for the Civil Service | No Fixed location meets at various locations as required. | A separate budget for each Board is not provided. The budget for the Boards in included in an overall budget of €43,000 which includes provision for payments to the Civil Service Adjudicator and the Independent Mediator for the Civil Service, as may arise. | No Staff |
| Outside Appointments Board | No fixed location meets at various locations as required | €2,296 – legal fees€9,200 –to be paid at end of 2011 in relation to fees for 5 board members | No Staff |
Table B
| Name of Body | Location | Board Numbers |
| An Post National Lottery Company | An Post National Lottery CompanyAbbey Street Lower, Dublin 1 | 7 |
No bodies under the aegis of my Department have been abolished since I took Office.
Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos being considered for abolition in the context of Budget 2012; if he will furnish a list of the organisations under consideration, specifying in particular their annual running costs, primary function, and staff number in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32920/11]
Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a rationalisation programme in place in respect of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32926/11]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 190 together.
The question of rationalisation and the reduction in the number of State bodies is being considered in the context of the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure and the overall budgetary and estimates process for 2012, and decisions on such matters will be made by the Government over the coming weeks.
The priorities set out in the Programme for Government for the rationalisation of State Agencies states that rationalisation must be cost effective and lead to a more transparent, democratically accountable and efficient public service. This underscores the need for radical streamlining of bodies, abolishing those bodies whose remit is no longer essential and amalgamation of other agencies or sharing of services between bodies. All State agencies will be subject to critical evaluation in this overall context and the outcome of the Government's deliberations will be published in due course.
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