Written answers
Thursday, 6 October 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Bodies
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the name, function and establishment date of all the organisations and agencies that are funded by his Department; the number of employees in each; the salary of the chief executive in each organisation and agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49191/22]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below.
The Deputy will note that the Office of the Ombudsman comprises of five separate statutory bodies and a separate table has been provided setting out the information requested in each of the component offices.
| Year established | Number of employees | Payscale details of CEO or equivalent | Function | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Public Works (OPW) | 1831 | 2,382 | Assistant Secretary*one point scale€211,765 | The OPW is a government office that delivers public services for flood protection, managing government properties and heritage services. |
| Public Appointments Service (PAS) | 2004 | 271 | Assistant Secretary (€145,283-€166,194) | PAS is the independent centralised recruitment, assessment and selection body for the Civil Service, Health Service, Local Authorities, the Garda Siochána, Prison Service and other public service bodies. |
| National Shared Services Office (NSSO) | 2018 | 837 | Deputy Secretary *one point scalePPC €187,578 Non PPC €178,199 | Shared Services provider for Human Resources and Payroll. |
| State Laboratory | 1924 | 102 | State Chemist (121,902 - €129,686) | Provides a comprehensive analytical and advisory service to Government departments and offices, thereby enabling them to implement and formulate the technical aspects of national and EU legislation. |
| Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | 1960 | 106 | Research Professor UCD (€167,981 - €201,509) | The ESRI produces independent, high quality research with the objective of informing policies that support a healthy economy and promote social progress. |
| Institute of Public Administration (IPA) | 1957 | 90 | Deputy Secretary *one point scalePPC €187,578 Non PPC €178,199 | The IPA is a leading provider of education, training, consultancy, publication and research services for the public sector in Ireland and overseas. Its objective is to advance the understanding, standard and practice of public administration and public policy. The IPA is Ireland’s only public service development agency focused exclusively on public sector development and is a recognised college of the NUI. |
| Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) | 1999 | 57 | North South Implementation Body CEO (£66,163 to £90,951 sterling) | The SEUPB is one of the six cross-border Bodies set up under the “Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland establishing implementing bodies”. The SEUPB is responsible for the implementation of the EU’s PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes. |
Note: The Office of the National Lottery Regulator (ORNL) is a body under the aegis of the Department that is funded by the National Lottery Fund.
Office of the Ombudsman
| Year established | Number of employees | Payscale details of CEO or equivalent | Function | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Ombudsman * the Director General of the Office of the Ombudsman has responsibility for all the bodies listed below which come within the Office of the Ombudsman Vote. | 1980 | 60 | Director General - Assistant Secretary (€145,283-€166,194) | Investigate complaints from members of the public who believe they have been unfairly treated by certain public bodies. |
| Office of the Information Commissioner | 1998 | 25 | - | Reviews decisions made by public bodies in relation to Freedom of Information requests. |
| Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information | 2007 | 6 | - | Conducts appeals of decisions by certain public bodies concerning |
| Standards in Public Office Commission | 1995 | 15 | - | Supervisory role in supervising the disclosure of interests, the disclosure of donations and election expenditure and the expenditure of state funding by political parties and the regulation of lobbying. |
| Commission for Public Service Appointments | 2004 | 4 | - | Sets and monitors standards for recruitment and selection. |
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