Written answers
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Bodies Data
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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97. To ask the Taoiseach the bodies under the aegis his Department to which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies in which 50% or more of their income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50108/17]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The table provided outlines the 2017 allocations to those bodies who receive more than €1 million from my Department’s Vote
| Office/Agency | Total 2017 funding provision as per Revised Estimates Volume (gross) |
|---|---|
| InterTrade Ireland | €7.960 million |
| IDA Ireland | €179.264 million |
| National Standards Authority of Ireland | €5.802 million |
| Enterprise Ireland | €269.5 million |
| Local Enterprise Offices (x 31) | €32.931 million |
| Patents Office | €2.841 million |
| Science Foundation Ireland | €172.631 million |
| Tyndall National Institute | €4.500 million |
| Labour Court | €3.648 million |
| Workplace Relations Commission | €13.379 million |
| Employment Appeals Tribunal | €1.709 million |
| The Health & Safety Authority | €18.112 million |
| Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement | €4.895 million |
| Competition & Consumer Protection Commission | €12.138 million |
| Companies Registration Office (including the Registry of Friendly Societies) | €7.488 million |
| Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority | €2.105 million |
Of these bodies, only the National Standards Authority of Ireland and the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority receive less than 50% of their funding from public sources. The NSAI receives the majority of its funding from fees that it imposes for services to clients. IAASA receives the majority of its funding from levies that it imposes on entities that it regulates.
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