North South Implementation Bodies Mr. Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the Government signed off the financial memorandum relating to each cross-border body established in consequence of the Belfast Agreement. Mr. Hanson The Financial Memoranda (FM) for each cross border body established in consequence of the Belfast Agreement were signed off by Government as shown in the following table. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cross-border Body |Date FM signed off | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) |December 1999 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Language Body (Foras na Gaeilge/Ulster Scots Agency)|September 2000 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Loughs Agency (FCILC) |April 2005 - draft in place from 2000| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Food Safety Promotion Board (FSPB) |December 1999 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Tourism Ireland Limited (TIL) |July 2001 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Intertrade Ireland (ITI) |December 1999 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Waterways Ireland |December 1999 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the Government are satisfied with the financial and equality provisions in place in respect of cross-border bodies established in consequence of the Belfast Agreement; and whether these correspond with the requirements placed on non-cross-border public bodies within Northern Ireland. Mr. Hanson I am satisfied with the arrangements relating to financial and equality provisions in place in respect of those cross-border bodies established in consequence of the Belfast Agreement and that they are comparable to those placed on other non-cross-border public bodies in Northern Ireland. Mr. Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether employees from Northern Ireland working within the cross-border bodies, established in consequence of the Belfast Agreement are subject to the Government's public sector pay policy. Mr. Hanson The cross-border bodies are accountable to the North/South Ministerial Council and are jointly funded by the Northern Ireland public expenditure system and the Irish Government. Northern Ireland staff employed in the cross-border bodies generally follow the NICS pay award and their pay growth is considered, with due regard to public sector pay policy, as part of the business planning process. For these reasons cross-border bodies are currently outside the formal HM Treasury pay remits process. Mr. Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what sub-groups operate (a) under and (b) within the cross-border bodies established in consequence of the Belfast Agreement. Mr. Hanson Details of sub-groups operating (a) under and (b) within the cross-border bodies established in consequence of the Belfast Agreement are provided in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Name of Body |Sub-groups operating under the body |Sub-groups operating within the body | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Waterways Ireland |Audit Committee |Directors Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Marketing Advisory Group |Management Consultative Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Regional Managers Forum | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Health and Safety Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Regional Safety Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Organisational Review Steering Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Policy Steering Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Equality steering Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Internal Equality Consultation Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Industrial Relations Forum | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Partnership Forum with following sub-groups: Customer Services sub-group; Merit Award sub-group; Time Banking sub-group; Review of Partnership sub-group.| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |NTSN Steering Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Bye-Laws Working Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Purchase Order Procedures Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |IT Steering Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Assets Steering Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Personal Injuries Assessment Board Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Trade and Business Development Body—InterTrade Ireland|FUSION Steering Committee |Board Audit Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Equity Network Steering Committee |Board Equality Sub-Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Acumen Management Committee |Board Human Resources Sub-Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |BioMed Ireland Steering Committee |Board Communications Sub-Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |All Island Software Network Steering Committee | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |All Island Polymer and Plastics Steering Committee | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |All Island Learning Networks Steering Committee | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |MicroTrade Steering Group | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |FOCUS Steering Committee | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |INNOVA Steering Committee | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Expertise Ireland Steering Group | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |The Food Safety Promotion Board |None |FSPB Advisory Board | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |FSPS Scientific Advisory Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Internal Audit Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Language Body—Ulster Scots Agency |— |Internal Audit Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Language Body—Foras na Gaeilge |— |Internal Audit Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Policy Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Grants Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Appeal Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Newspaper and Magazines Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Remuneration Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission |Loughs Agency |Marine Tourism Sub-Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Audit, Finance and Personnel Sub-Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Shellfish and Aquaculture Sub-Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Salmon and Inland Fisheries Sub-Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Advisory Forum | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Marine Tourism including Water Based Leisure Focus Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Shellfish and Aquaculture Focus Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Environmental Focus Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Salmon and Inland Fisheries Focus Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries Bill | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Consultation Focus Group | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Tourism Ireland |Tourism Marketing Partnership |Risk Management Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Industry Steering Groups |Nomination and Remuneration Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Special EU Programmes Body |Antrim Local Strategy Partnership |Audit Committee | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Ards Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Armagh Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Ballymena Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Ballymoney Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Banbridge Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Belfast Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Border Action | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Carrickfergus Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Castlereagh Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Coleraine Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |COMET INTERREG IIIA Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Community Foundation for Northern Ireland (CFNI) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Community Relations Council (CRC) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Co-operation Ireland | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Cookstown Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Craigavon Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Derry Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Down District Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |East Border Region INTERREG IIIA Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Educational Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Fermanagh Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Irish Central Area Border Network INTERREG IIIA Partnership| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Larne Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Limavady Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Lisburn Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Magherafelt Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Moyle Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Newry and Mourne Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Newtownabbey Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |North Down Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |North East INTERREG IIIA Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |North West Region Cross Border INTERREG IIIA Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |NIPPA—the Early Years Organisation | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Omagh Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Playboard | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |PROTEUS | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Rural Development Council (RDC) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |South Tyrone Area Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Strabane Local Strategy Partnership | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Training for Women Network (TWN) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Youth Education Social Inclusion Partnership (YESIP) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr. Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent by his Department on (a) the North/South Language Body and (b) the Ulster-Scots Agency in each year since its formation. Maria Eagle The amount of funding from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for the North/South Language Body and the Ulster-Scots Agency each year since its formation is shown in the following table. ---------------------------------------------------- | |North South language body|Ulster-Scots Agency| ---------------------------------------------------- |2000|2.303 |0.5 | ---------------------------------------------------- |2001|3.5 |0.97 | ---------------------------------------------------- |2002|3.71 |1.07 | ---------------------------------------------------- |2003|4.005 |1.155 | ---------------------------------------------------- |2004|4.561 |1.337 | ---------------------------------------------------- |2005|4.599 |1.357 | ---------------------------------------------------- |2006|5.095 |1.61 | ---------------------------------------------------- Mr. Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are employed by the (a) North/South Language Body and (b) Ulster- Scots Agency; and what the source of the funding for these posts is. Maria Eagle The number of people employed by the North/South Language Body and the Ulster-Scots Agency and their source of funding is shown in the following table. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of staff|Funding source | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North/South Language Body (Foras na Gaeilge and Ulster- Scots Agency)|54 (permanent) |Sponsoring Departments (Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in NI, and Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in the Republic of Ireland)| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2 (secondees) | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |4 (temporary) | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |3 (project) |Special European Union Programme Body | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |63 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Ulster-Scots Agency |11 |Sponsoring Departments Fixed Term appointments | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |3 |SEUPB project | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |14 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the budget of the (a) North/South Language Body and (b) Ulster-Scots Agency was in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) 2006-07. Maria Eagle The financial year for all the North-South implementation bodies is the calendar year. The budgets for the 2004, 2005 and 2006 years are shown in the following table. ------------------------------------------------- | |2004 |2005 |2006 | ------------------------------------------------- |North/South Language Body|14.683|14.777|15. 837| ------------------------------------------------- |Ulster-Scots Agency |1.784 |1.809 |2. 132 | -------------------------------------------------