S.I. No. 297 of 2006
Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2006
I, Brian Cowen, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (No. 13 of 1997) and to the extent that the following Regulations relate to the respective functions of the Taoiseach, the Minister for Agriculture and Food, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, the Minister for Defence, the Minister for Education and Science, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Health and Children, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, and the Minister for Transport, with the consent of the Taoiseach and those other Ministers, hereby make the following regulations with respect to which, pursuant to section 3(3) of that Act, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House:
- These Regulations may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2006.
- These Regulations come into operation with effect from 31 May, 2006.
- The bodies, organisations and groups specified in the Schedule to these Regulations stand prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 1(5) of the First Schedule to the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (No. 13 of 1997).
SCHEDULE
The Veterinary Council
The Irish Horse Board Co-Operative Society Limited
The Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board
The Mining Board
The National Advisory Committee on Drugs
Coiste an Asgard
The Civil Defence Board
An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta
The Advisory Council for English Language Schools
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
An Education Support Centre as provided for in section 37 of the Education Act 1998
The Further Education and Training Awards Council
Gaisce – Gradam an Uachtaráin
The Higher Education and Training Awards Council
Integrate Ireland Language and Training Limited
International Education Board of Ireland
Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Léargas – The Exchange Bureau
The National Centre for Guidance in Education
The National Centre for Technology in Education
The National College of Ireland
The National Council for Special Education
The National Education Welfare Board
The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
The National University of Ireland
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy of Music
The Company Law Review Group
The Craft Council of Ireland
The Carlow County Enterprise Board
The Cavan County Enterprise Board
The Clare County Enterprise Board
The Cork City Enterprise Board
The Cork North County Enterprise Board
The South Cork Enterprise Board
The West Cork County Enterprise Board
The Donegal County Enterprise Board
The Dublin City Enterprise Board
The Fingal County Enterprise Board
The South Dublin County Enterprise Board
The Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown County Enterprise Board
The Galway County and City Enterprise Board
The Kerry County Enterprise Board
The Kildare County Enterprise Board
The Kilkenny County Enterprise Board
The Laois County Enterprise Board
The Leitrim County Enterprise Board
The Limerick City Enterprise Board
The Limerick County Enterprise Board
The Longford County Enterprise Board
The Louth County Enterprise Board
The Mayo County Enterprise Board
The Meath County Enterprise Board
The Monaghan County Enterprise Board
The Offaly County Enterprise Board
The Roscommon County Enterprise Board
The Sligo County Enterprise Board
The Tipperary North County Enterprise Board
The Tipperary South Riding County Enterprise Board
The Waterford City Enterprise Board
The Waterford County Enterprise Board
The Westmeath County Enterprise Board
The Wexford County Enterprise Board
The Wicklow County Enterprise Board
The European Social Fund Financial Control Unit
Science Foundation Ireland
Skillnets Limited
The Affordable Homes Partnership
The Building Regulations Advisory Body
The Dublin Docklands Development Authority
The Local Government Management Services Board
The National Building Agency Limited
The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
The Valuation Tribunal
The Advisory Board to Irish Aid
An Bord Altranais
The Crisis Pregnancy Agency
The Dental Council
The Dental Health Foundation
The Drug Treatment Centre Board
The Health Insurance Authority
The Health Research Board
The Health Services Accreditation Board
The Medical Council
The Mental Health Commission
The National Breast Screening Board
The National Cancer Registry
The National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery
The National Treatment Purchase Fund
The Office of Tobacco Control
The Opticians Board
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
The Special Residential Services Board
Censorship of Films Appeal Board
Censorship of Publications Appeal Board
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
The Human Rights Commission
The Registration of Titles Rules Committee
The Family Support Agency
The Office of the Pensions Ombudsman
The Commission for Taxi Regulation
The Medical Bureau of Road Safety
The Institute of Public Administration
The Minister for Agriculture and Food consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Agriculture and Food
this 30th day of May, 2006
L.S.
Mary Coughlan
Minister for Agriculture and Food.
The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
this 24th day of May, 2006
L.S.
Noel Dempsey
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for
Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
this 24th day of May, 2006
L.S.
Éamon Ó Cuív
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
The Minister for Defence consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Defence
this 24th_day of May, 2006
L.S.
Willie O’Dea
Minister for Defence.
The Minister for Education and Science consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Education and Science
this 25th day of May, 2006
L.S.
Mary Hanafin
Minister for Education and Science.
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment
this 24th day of May, 2006
L.S.
Micheál Martin
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the
Environment, Heritage and Local Government
this 23rd day of May, 2006
L.S.
Dick Roche
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
this 23rd day of May, 2006
L.S.
Dermot Ahern
Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The Minister for Health and Children consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health and Children
this 26th day of May, 2006
L.S.
Mary Harney
Minister for Health and Children.
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for
Justice, Equality and Law Reform
this 26th day of May, 2006
L.S. Michael McDowell
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for
Social and Family Affairs
this 24th day of May, 2006
L.S.
Séamus Brennan
Minister for Social and Family Affairs.
The Minister for Transport consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Transport
this 30th day of May, 2006
L.S.
Martin Cullen
Minister for Transport
GIVEN under my Official Seal
this 2nd day of June, 2006
L.S.
Brian Cowen
Minister for Finance.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations prescribe each of the bodies listed in the schedule as a public body for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (No. 13 of 1997) by their inclusion in subparagraph (5) of paragraph 1 of the First Schedule to that Act.