Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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402. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29426/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I understand the Deputy to be referring to those independent State Agencies under the aegis of my Department which have responsibility for licensing and regulating specific economic sectors or areas of activity. In this regard, I would note that in 2012, the relevant Agencies which came under the aegis of my Department were the Private Security Authority and the Property Services Regulatory Authority, which have responsibility for regulating the private security industry and the property services industry, respectively. The information requested in respect of 2012 in relation to those Agencies is set out in the Table below. Accommodation in respect of both Agencies is provided by the Office of Public Works so there are no accommodation costs charged to the Agencies.

I should also note that the Insolvency Service of Ireland will shortly have responsibility for authorising and regulating Authorised Intermediaries and Personal Insolvency Practitioners in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012. Since the Deputy's Question seeks data in relation to 2012, this would not be applicable to the Insolvency Service of Ireland, which was established on a statutory basis on 1 March 2013. The financial information set out in the Table in respect of both Agencies will be subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and therefore may be subject to revision.

I have no plans at this time to amalgamate the Agencies referred to above which are responsible for the regulation of discrete economic sectors. It might be noted that a proposal to merge the Property Services Regulatory Authority with the Private Residential Tenancies Board was subject to critical review in 2012. In line with the recommendations of the Critical Review Report, the Government decided not to proceed with this proposed merger.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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403. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tabular form the number of semi-State organisations currently in operation under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29817/13]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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404. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the number of new semi-State organisations under his aegis which have been established since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29830/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 403 and 404 together.

I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to semi-State bodies who have a significant element of commercial or trade activities within their remit. The bodies and agencies attached to my Department provide public services in the broad Justice area, and, as such, do not engage in any significant commercial activity.