Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2011
318 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of quangos, agencies and authorities that were established by his Department in each of the years 1997 to January 2011; the number of staff employed by his Department in 1997; the number of staff employed by his Department in January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22583/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere were eight agencies/authorities established by my Department between 1997 and January 2011, as detailed in the following table. You may wish to note in this regard that it is the Oireachtas that establishes Agencies and authorities and not the Department.
The number of staff serving in the Department and its Offices, which comprise of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Companies Registration Office, the Patents Office, the Labour Court, the Labour Relations Commission and the Employment Appeals Tribunal, in 1997 was 908. These numbers peaked at 1,087 in 2008 and stand at 864 at the end of January 2011.
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Name of Board, Body, Authority, Agency or Office |
Date Established |
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National Standards Authority of Ireland |
14 April 1997 |
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Enterprise Ireland |
1998 |
|
InterTrade Ireland |
13 December 1999 |
|
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) |
Established as Sub Board of Forfás in 2000. In 2003, SFI was established as separate legal entity under Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act, 2003 |
|
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) |
Interim Board established in April 2001, and formally established on 3 January 2006 |
|
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) |
21 November 2001 |
|
Personal Injuries Assessment Board |
13 April 2004 |
|
National Consumer Agency |
Interim Board established on 06 June 2005 and formally established on 01 May 2007 |
