Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour)
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150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for answering parliamentary questions pursuant to Standing Order 34. [7005/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, Standing Order 34 requires that Questions addressed to a member of the Government must relate to public affairs connected with his or her Department, or to matters of administration for which he or she is officially responsible, including bodies under the aegis of his or her Department in respect of Government policy. The following is a list of independent statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department which are comprehended by Standing Order 34 in respect of Government policy:

An Garda Síochána

Courts Service

Equality Authority and Human Rights Commission

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Insolvency Service of Ireland

Irish Film Classification Office

Legal Aid Board

Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board

National Disability Authority

Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

Office of the Inspector of Prisons

Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner

Private Security Authority

Property Registration Authority

Property Services Regulatory Authority

Refugee Appeals Tribunal.

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal;

Forensic Science Laboratory;

INIS (the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service), including the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) ;

Irish Prison Service;

Parole Board;

Probation Service;

State Pathologist's Office; and

a number of Executive Offices, namely -

Anti-Human Trafficking Unit

COSC

Irish Youth Justice Service (in respect of those matters not falling within the policy competency of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs)

Office for Internet Safety; and

Victims of Crime Office.