Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 595: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in a tabular form a breakdown of the position, salary, allowance and expenses paid to each of the employees of agencies (details supplied) in 2011. [15486/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the National Educational Welfare Board, the Family Support Agency, the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the Office of the Ombudsman for Children is as follows:

National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB)

€4.953m was spent on basic salary costs during 2011 covering 102 people. During 2011, a total of €52,162 was spent on acting-up allowances (4 people) and €266,234 was spent on travel and subsistence incurred by 91 people. A breakdown by pay grade and salary band is set out below.

Family Support Agency (FSA)

€0.716m was spent on basic salary costs during 2011 covering 15 people. During 2011, a total of €7,437was spent on acting-up allowances (1 person) and €10,555 was paid out in expenses incurred by 10 people. A breakdown by pay grade and salary band is set out below.

Adoption Authority of Ireland

€1.244m was spent on basic salary costs during 2011 covering 28 people. During 2011, a total of €16,314 was spent on travel and subsistence incurred by 10 people. A breakdown by pay grade and salary band is set out below.

Office of the Ombudsman for Children

€0.839m was spent on basic salary costs during 2011 covering 13 people. During 2011, a total of €2,860 was spent on travel and subsistence incurred by 4 people. A breakdown by pay grade and salary band is set out below.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 596: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in a tabular form a breakdown of the number of board members and their respective annual remuneration for 2011 of agencies (details supplied). [15487/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I would like to inform the Deputy that the position in respect of my Department is that four agencies are funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI), the Family Support Agency (FSA), the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the children detention schools as provided in Part 10 of the Children Act 2001. They are also funded through my Department's Vote and I am responsible for the appointment of their Board of Management.

There is no Board of Management for the Ombudsman for Children.

I have set out in the following table a list of Board memberships for 2011 and the remuneration received for each individual:

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 597: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form a list of all agencies and bodies and internal organisations under her aegis. [15497/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Agencies and Bodies under the aegis of my Department are the:

Adoption Authority of Ireland

Office of the Ombudsman for Children

Family Support Agency

National Educational Welfare Board

Children Detention Schools