Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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197. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of Irish quasi autonomous NGOs that his Department either created or fall under his Department’s responsibility and were in existence when he became Minister and continue to exist to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55138/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that no such Irish quasi autonomous NGOs were created by my Department or fall under my Department's responsibility. As the deputy is aware, however, a number of National Cultural Institutions and other statutory bodies and agencies are funded from my Department's Vote. Details of these bodies can be found on my Department's web-site at .

I have not created any additional institutions, bodies or agencies since my appointment as Minister.

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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198. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of chairpersons of State boards, agencies and regulators that fall under his Department’s responsibility that were chairpersons when he became Minister and continue to be chairpersons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55154/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that nine chairpersons of State boards of bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group were chairpersons prior to my appointment as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and continue in their roles at this time.

In addition, the Deputy may wish to note that appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency are made by the North South Ministerial Council, arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction. The chairpersons of the boards of these bodies were also appointed prior to my appointment as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and were reappointed subsequently in 2011.