Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Agencies
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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639. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under her Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37199/14]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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A list of the bodies and agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group along with details of the individual websites is contained in the following table. These websites contain details on the core duties and functions of these bodies and agencies and also the details relating to the date of establishment and, where applicable, any relevant legislation from which they derive their powers.
Bodies and Agencies funded from the Department's Vote Group:
| Body | Website Address |
|---|---|
| An Coimisinéir Teanga | |
| Údarás na Gaeltachta | |
| Arts Council | |
| National Archives | |
| Irish Manuscripts Commission | |
| National Museum of Ireland | |
| Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) | |
| National Gallery of Ireland | |
| Crawford Gallery | |
| National Concert Hall | |
| National Library of Ireland | |
| Chester Beatty Library | |
| Irish Film Board | |
| Heritage Council |
| Body | Website Address | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways Ireland | ||
| An Foras Teanga, which comprises: | ||
| 1. Foras na Gaeilge | ||
| 2. Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch |
Details of the expenditure allocations made available to the bodies in question are published each year in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) and the Appropriation Account. The REV also includes Agency Statements, which provide details in relation to staff numbers and expenditure on administration and pay in the previous year. These publications are available on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at and on the website of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General at .
The Deputy may note that this reply does not include organisations, other than those listed above, which receive grants from my Department, or indeed routine working groups established within my Department to support the delivery of its goals.
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