78 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the number of agencies and bodies under his jurisdiction; the budget for each in 2010; the number of boards and the number of board members; the number of persons he has appointed to each board in each year since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2263/11]

There are currently 31 State Agencies under the remit of my Department, including five Harbour Authorities under the Harbours Act 1946. In 2010 the Department provided the following allocations towards the general administrative expenses of the following agencies:

There are currently 30 Boards under the remit of my Department consisting of 273 members in total. The information requested by the Deputy regarding the number of persons I have appointed to each board in each year since 2007 is attached in tabular form.