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Dáil Éireann - Volume 663 - 14 October, 2008

Written Answers. - Departmental Agencies.

Deputy Richard Bruton Deputy Richard Bruton

Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34418/08]

Deputy Martin Cullen Deputy Martin Cullen

Deputy Martin Cullen: Since the establishment of the Department in June 2002, four new agencies have been established, as set out in tabular form below.

630 [630]
Year of Establishment	Agency
2003	National Tourism Development Authority (Fáilte Ireland) which was an amalgamation of CERT and Bord Fáilte
2005	Culture Ireland (non-statutory) which is part of the Department
2006	Irish Institute of Sport (non-statutory) which is part of the Irish Sports Council
2007	National Sports Campus Development Authority which replaced Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Ltd.

In addition to these bodies, the National Museum of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland were established in 2005 as autonomous, non-commercial semi-State agencies, but both were formerly part of the Department and have been in existence since 1877.

Details of the annual budget of Fáilte Ireland, Culture Ireland and the National Sports Campus Development Authority are set out in the Annual Estimates Volumes. The staffing numbers for these bodies are as follows:

Fáilte Ireland
Year	Number of Staff
2003	223
2004	223
2005	223
2006*	405
2007	392
2008	392
* The increase in numbers in 2006 was due to the abolition of five Regional Tourism Authorities in that year and the transfer of their staff to Fáilte Ireland.

Culture Ireland
Year	Number of Staff
2005	4*
2006	4*
2007	5*
2008	6*
* These staff are included in the Department’s core numbers.

National Sports Campus Development Authority
Year	Number of Staff
2007	4.5
2008	5.5

In respect of the Irish Institute of Sport, the budgetary and staffing details are as set out in tabular form below.

631 [631]
Irish Institute of Sport
Year	Annual Budget	Number of Staff
	€ million
2007	0.961	4*
2008	3.309	8*
* The staff of the Irish Institute of Sport comprises persons on short term contracts and specialist consultancy assignments.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell Deputy Olivia Mitchell

Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the financial commitments which have been made for accommodation in Mallow, County Cork in respect of Fáilte Ireland; if money has been paid for the acquisition of property, or for the renting of property; the period for which such contracts have been entered into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34500/08]

Deputy Martin Cullen Deputy Martin Cullen

Deputy Martin Cullen: To date, no financial commitments have been made in respect of accommodation in Mallow for Fáilte Ireland nor has there been any money spent on the acquisition of, or the renting of property.

The Government decided on 8th July last that no further expenditure on the acquisition of accommodation for decentralisation should be sanctioned pending detailed consideration by the Government of two reports: one from the Decentralisation Implementation Group on the feasibility of phased moves by the State Agencies; and one from the Implementation Group of Secretaries General on the governmental and cross-Departmental issues arising from the need to provide facilities for Ministers, Ministers of State and officials while in Dublin on business.

Dáil Éireann 663 Written Answers. Departmental Agencies.

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