Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 474: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of State companies who have used overseas companies for printing work in the following years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; if he is satisfied that this is an appropriate use of State resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19747/12]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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In responding to the Deputy, I have taken it that the reference to State companies means the State Agencies under the remit of my Department:

1. Enterprise Ireland

2. IDA Ireland

3. Science Foundation Ireland

4. Shannon Development

5. County & City Enterprise Boards (35)

6. National Standards Authority of Ireland

7. Forfás

8. National Consumer Agency

9. The Competition Authority

10. Irish Auditing and Accounting Standards Authority

11. Personal Injuries Assessment Board, and

12. The Health & Safety Authority

InterTradeIreland, as one of the six North/South Implementation Bodies established under the Belfast Agreement (the 'Good Friday Agreement') in 1998, is jointly funded on a 2:1 ratio, respectively, by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Dublin and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Investment in Northern Ireland.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the use of overseas printing companies by the Agencies is a day-to-day administrative matter for the Agencies in which I have no function. However, I have referred the Question to the Agencies for direct reply to the Deputy.

In relation to the appropriate use of State resources, it is the case that the State Agencies are subject to the 2009 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and must therefore comply with all EU and national procurement rules.