Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [29429/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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There are a number of bodies under the aegis of my Department which have regulatory functions. These include:

- The Road Safety Authority has responsibility for a range of road safety regulatory functions.

- The National Transport Authority which now includes the function of taxi regulation.

- The Railway Safety Commission is charged with oversight of the safety of railway activities in the State.

- Fáilte Ireland is responsible for the regulation and registration of certain types of tourist accommodation e.g. hotels, guest houses and caravan and camping parks

- The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) regulates airport charges and air traffic control charges at Irish airports

- The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) carries out regulatory functions relating to the safety and technical aspects of civil aviation.

The Government's Public Sector Reform Plan lists a number of bodies under the aegis of my Department to be rationalised and these rationalisations are all being progressed. In relation to the IAA and CAR, I plan to amalgamate the regulatory functions carried out by these two agencies by end 2014.

With regard to the number of staff employed and income and expenditure for 2012, these are available from the Annual Reports of those agencies which are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas once they have been approved by Government. In relation to accommodation costs, I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the agencies referred to above for direct reply. If an answer has not been received within ten working days, please contact my private office.