Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will furnish a schedule of employment progress by calendar year since the Croke Park Agreement commenced for Government Departments and their agencies in tabular form; if he will make a statement in cases where the percentage figures in the agencies seem to exceed those for their parent Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49003/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The data requested by the Deputy is given in the table.

Decisions in relation to the allocation of staffing resources between an individual Department and its agencies is a matter, in the first instance, for the management of the Department concerned having regard to a wide range of factors including the remit of the respective bodies, the relative priority of their functions, the profile of their staffing and financial resources, the potential for achieving efficiencies in the delivery of public services and a range of Government policies including those relating to expenditure, public service numbers, agency rationalisation and public service reform.

Table 1

Table 2

LOCAL AUTHORITIES30,703.0429,506.3228,549.02 City Council - Cork1,360.001,322.001,273.95 City Council - Dublin6,241.406,016.455,798.25 City Council - Galway436.30431.84436.81 City Council - Limerick484.41464.14441.80 City Council - Waterford372.93359.09337.00 County Council - Carlow295.24283.41274.81 County Council - Cavan427.09409.30379.50 County Council - Clare802.19777.50753.12 County Council - Cork2,240.162,169.112,109.42 County Council - Donegal988.11948.14920.32 County Council - Dun Laoire1,129.401,049.601,025.70 County Council - Fingal1,427.301,377.301,334.70 County Council - Galway843.87808.61777.56 County Council - Kerry1,188.631,159.771,137.56 County Council - Kildare913.50870.00843.94 County Council - Kilkenny541.64525.49505.00 County Council - Laois388.79364.88345.90 County Council - Leitrim293.85278.13268.17 County Council - Limerick677.38648.65632.32 County Council - Longford302.01295.94287.45 County Council - Louth670.64648.64651.31 County Council - Mayo1,097.651,055.50997.53 County Council - Meath665.82638.64626.13 County Council - Monaghan407.72399.69386.45 County Council - Offaly416.50397.00388.72 County Council - Roscommon481.12455.07433.68 County Council - Sligo500.45478.74457.38 County Council - South Dublin1,329.201,261.301,178.65 County Council - Tipperary North514.57467.83484.88 County Council - Tipperary South648.10629.26607.31 County Council - Waterford495.61468.00444.06 County Council - Westmeath479.43461.79446.11 County Council - Wexford780.38757.76726.98 County Council - Wicklow786.45744.05755.65 Regional Assemblies37.0036.0036.00 Regional Authorities38.2047.7044.90

EDUCATION GROUP97,682.0094,582.7493,037.07 COMMISSION INTO CHILD ABUSE3.003.003.00 EDUCATION & SKILLS1,287.061,247.871,217.67 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CIRRICULUM & ASSESSMENT26.0022.8025.50 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION107.10105.60101.00 RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION REDRESS BOARD27.0028.5021.70 STATE EXAMS COMMISSION153.79146.79188.49 Church of Ireland College of Education31.0029.3026.80 Dublin Dental Hospital135.50132.00130.50 Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Core Posts (Cat 1)64.0060.5056.50 First Level Education41,359.0040,568.0040,692.00 Institutes Of Technology - Core Posts (Cat 1)8,198.227,397.967,217.58 Royal Irish Academy78.2570.0068.65 Royal Irish Academy of Music64.0064.5060.60 Second Level Education32,989.6532,348.0031,738.60 Universities/HEA Institutions - Core Posts (Cat 1)10,907.1110,275.8110,195.76 Foras Áiseanna Saothair1,936.221,882.061,103.72 Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)37.0036.0034.65 Grangegorman Development Agency4.007.006.50 Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC)31.0027.8024.05 Higher Education Authority53.2052.2059.00 National Centre for Technology & Education17.0016.0014.00 National Qualifications Authority of Ireland24.8024.9521.00 The Teaching Council37.5027.5029.80 - Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (2010 Transfer to 3rd Level).00.00.00 - Irish Research Council for Humanities & Social Science (2012 Merged HEA)4.604.60.00 - Irish Research Council for Science, Eng & Technology (2012 Merged HEA)5.004.00.00 - National Education Welfare Board (2011 Transfer to Children)101.00.00.00 - Royal Irish Academy (2010 Transfer to 3rd Level).00.00.00 - Royal Irish Academy of Music (2010 Transfer to 3rd Level).00.00.00 COMMUNITY, EQUALITY & GAELTACHT AFFAIRS1,023.03.00.00 CHARITABLE DONATIONS & BEQUESTS2.00.00.00 COMMUNITY, EQUALITY & GAELTACHT AFFAIRS377.91.00.00 - Boord o Ulster-Scotch (An Foras Teanga) (2011 Transfer to ART)20.54.00.00 - Family Support Agency (2011 Transfer to Children)36.60.00.00 - Foras na Gaeilge (An Foras Teanga) (2011 Transfer to ART)65.00.00.00 - Human Rights Commission (2011 Transfer to JUST)12.00.00.00 - National Disability Authority (2011 Transfer to JUST)36.60.00.00 - Údarás na Gaeltachta (2011 Transfer to ART)93.72.00.00 - Waterways Ireland (2011 Transfer to ART)364.26.00.00 - Western Development Commission (2011 Transfer to ENV)14.40.00.00

Table 3

FOREIGN AFFAIRS1,521.851,442.701,418.60 FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE1,341.551,255.401,234.10 INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION180.30187.30184.50 COMMUNICATIONS ENERGY & NAT. RESOURCES1,267.451,235.321,164.30 COMMUNICATIONS ENERGY & NAT. RESOURCES261.17258.28243.83 Broadcasting Authority of Ireland32.9632.1931.19 Commission for Communication Regulation125.00120.00109.00 Commission for Energy Regulation65.2271.9066.62 Digital Hub Development Authority15.5013.5013.00 Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission55.0056.0056.50 Inland Fisheries Ireland354.40341.25335.76 National Oil Reserves Agency5.006.006.00 Ordnance Survey Ireland290.20275.20243.80 Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland63.0061.0058.60 AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARINE5,477.885,207.584,919.58 AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARINE3,654.933,522.283,288.57 Bord Bia104.4592.8089.80 Bord Iascaigh Mhara125.70117.70118.70 Marine Institute192.10186.10182.10 National Milk Agency5.005.005.00 Sea Fisheries Protection Authority99.5093.2087.76 Teagasc1,296.201,190.501,147.65 TRANSPORT1,054.911,550.001,557.36 TRANSPORT, TOURSIM AND SPORT493.14494.42467.79 Commission for Aviation Regulation18.0014.7016.40 Fáilte Ireland.00326.39373.09 Irish Sports Council.0026.4025.40 Medical Bureau of Road Safety34.5035.5033.00 National Roads Authority133.20122.00109.00 National Sports Campus Dev Authority.003.603.60 National Transport Authority33.0058.0063.00 Railway Safety Commission12.0011.0011.00 Road Safety Authority298.77284.69275.58 SFADCo (Tourism).0023.0022.50 Tourism Ireland.00150.30157.00 - Commission for Taxi Regulation (Merged NTA 2011)32.30.00.00 HEALTH GROUP109,898.10106,199.02103,528.39 HEALTH471.87380.66353.46 An Bord Altranais - The Nursing Board 198540.5043.5044.40 Blood Transfusion Service552.78543.24533.30 Dental Council 20015.006.006.00 Food Safety Authority of Ireland80.3076.9474.24 Food Safety Promotion Board32.8031.4032.60 Health & Social Care Professionals Council 20075.0011.0816.90 Health Information and Quality Authority151.70148.70155.10 Health Insurance Authority8.588.588.58 Health Research Board71.5068.5067.60 Irish Medicines Board255.93259.93269.44 Medical Council50.5053.5054.50 Mental Health Commission38.8534.8534.25 National Cancer Registry Board48.9050.7045.80 National Paediatric Hospital Development Board2.501.501.50 National Treatment Purchase Fund46.6046.6049.00 Opticians Board 19562.002.002.00 Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland 187523.7523.5523.75 Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council16.0014.0013.00 - National Council - Prof Dev of Nursing and Midwifery (Retired 2012)11.501.40.00 - National Social Work Qualifications Board (Retired 2011)6.50.00.00 - Office of Tobacco Control (Retired 2011)2.80.00.00 Health Service Executive107,972.24104,392.39101,742.97

Table 4

ENTERPRISE GROUP2,981.942,821.522,686.40 JOBS, ENTERPRISE & INNOVATION910.69500.80483.86 CRO & RFS.00112.94104.61 LABOUR COURT.0027.2023.93 LABOUR RELATIONS COMMISSION.0046.5345.60 NERA.00102.36102.43 ODCE.0038.7034.10 City and County Enterprise Boards130.10129.90124.30 Competition Authority41.3038.1049.10 Enterprise Ireland828.00797.00745.00 Forfás109.50106.5088.50 Health and Safety Authority185.10177.20173.40 IDA Ireland264.00249.00245.00 InterTrade Ireland43.3047.1140.10 Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority13.0014.0012.80 National Consumer Agency45.4041.4038.40 National Standards Authority of Ireland172.55167.78157.27 Personal Injuries Assessment Board74.0069.0069.00 Science Foundation Ireland49.0044.0044.00 SFADCo Ltd (Industrial)116.00112.00105.00 ARTS, HERITAGE AND THE GAELTACHT1,363.891,750.411,711.00 ARTS, HERITAGE AND THE GAELTACHT153.75608.41619.67 Arts Council50.0046.0045.00 Boord o Ulster-Scotch (An Foras Teanga).0016.5415.54 Bord Scannan na hÉireann (Irish Film Board)16.0015.0013.00 Chester Beatty Library36.6030.7030.30 Crawford Gallery14.0013.0013.00 Foras na Gaeilge (An Foras Teanga).0060.0063.00 Heritage Council.0014.8015.00 Irish Museum of Modern Art85.0084.0084.00 National Concert Hall68.2260.5057.78 National Library of Ireland96.40106.1786.87 National Museum of Ireland171.50162.59154.25 Údarás na Gaeltachta.0092.0883.48 Waterways Ireland.00343.12325.81 - Fáilte Ireland (2011 Transfer to TRAN)344.02.00.00 - Irish Sports Council (2011 Transfer to TRAN)27.40.00.00 - National Sports Campus Dev Authority (2011 Transfer to TRAN)4.60.00.00 - SFADCo (Tourism) (2011 Transfer to TRAN)23.50.00.00 - Tourism Ireland (2011 Transfer to TRAN)158.00.00.00 NATIONAL GALLERY114.9097.50104.30 DEFENCE10,666.8210,478.649,998.31 ARMY PENSIONS2.002.001.00 DEFENCE352.22345.74339.61 Air Corps767.00792.00757.00 Army8,512.608,340.907,921.70 Naval Service1,033.00998.00979.00

SOCIAL PROTECTION5,130.296,162.566,878.37 SOCIAL PROTECTION5,008.496,036.166,751.97 Citizens Information Board83.0080.4081.40 Pensions Board38.8046.0045.00 PER GROUP2,283.482,534.072,495.63 COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS7.808.806.80 OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS1,830.071,757.101,696.69 OMBUDSMAN86.8685.8383.76 PRESIDENTS ESTABLISHMENT21.8321.1023.40 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SERVICE102.1690.8390.10 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE & REFORM.00276.61317.53 Special EU Programmes Body.0064.0064.00 STATE LABORATORY88.9085.4082.15 VALUATION OFFICE145.86144.40131.20 CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFAIRS.00241.31474.54 CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFAIRS.00100.16130.89 Centres for Young Offenders.00.00207.15 Family Support Agency.0012.0012.00 National Education Welfare Board.0093.0091.00 Office of the Ombudsman for Children.0011.0010.00 The Adoption Authority.0025.1523.50

The Total figure includes Civil Servants who work for the Oireachtas, which is directly funded by the Central Fund.

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to reports that the Chief Executive Office of the National Consumer Agency Ms Ann Fitzgerald was stepping down in October 2012 at the expiry of her contract, if he will confirm that Ms Fitzgerald no longer works for the NCA and to confirm if any termination payments were made to Ms Fitzgerald or if enhancements were made to future benefits payable to Ms Fitzgerald; and if so, if he will quantify such arrangements. [48794/12]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Ms Fitzgerald advised the Board of the National Consumer Agency of her intention to step down as Chief Executive on the expiry of her contract on the 17th October 2012. Therefore, Ms Fitzgerald is no longer employed by the Agency. Issues in relation to the terms and conditions of Ms Fitzgerald’s employment as Chief Executive are matters for the Agency.