Official Languages Act 2003
FIRST SCHEDULE Public Bodies | ||
1. Each of the following shall be a public body for the purposes of this Act: | ||
(1) Department of Agriculture and Food | ||
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism | ||
Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | ||
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | ||
Department of Defence | ||
Department of Education and Science | ||
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | ||
Department of Finance | ||
Department of Foreign Affairs | ||
Department of Health and Children | ||
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform | ||
Department of Public Enterprise | ||
Department of Social and Family Affairs | ||
Department of the Environment and Local Government | ||
Department of the Taoiseach | ||
Department of Transport | ||
Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs | ||
Central Statistics Office | ||
Chief State Solicitor's Office | ||
Office of the Civil Service and Local Appointments Commissioners | ||
Office of the Attorney General | ||
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General | ||
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | ||
Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas | ||
Office of the President | ||
Office of the Revenue Commissioners | ||
(2) Agencies, Boards, State Companies (commercial and non-commercial) | ||
a regional assembly | ||
the Eastern Regional Health Authority and an area health board | ||
a regional authority | ||
a university or other third level institution | ||
a vocational education committee | ||
Advisory Committee on Cultural Relations | ||
Aer Lingus Group plc | ||
Aer Rianta cpt | ||
An Bord Altranais | ||
An Bord Bia | ||
An Bord Glas | ||
An Bord Pleanála | ||
An Bord Uchtála | ||
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna | ||
An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta | ||
An Coimisiún Logainmneacha | ||
An Foras Áiseanna Saothair (FÁS) | ||
An Implementation Body established under the British-Irish | ||
Agreement Act 1999 | ||
An Post | ||
An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas | ||
APSO (Agency for Personal Service Overseas) | ||
Area Development Management Limited | ||
Area Partnership Boards | ||
Arramara Teoranta | ||
Bioresearch Ireland | ||
Bord Fáilte Éireann | ||
Bord Gáis Éireann | ||
Bord Iascaigh Mhara | ||
Bord na gCon | ||
Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge | ||
Bord na Móna | ||
Bord na Radharcmhastóirí | ||
Bord Scannán na hÉireann | ||
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | ||
Broadcasting Complaints Commission | ||
Bus Átha Cliath | ||
Bus Éireann | ||
C.E.R.T. Limited | ||
Central and Regional Fisheries Boards | ||
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland | ||
Chester Beatty Library | ||
Coillte Teoranta | ||
Coiste an Asgard | ||
Comhairle | ||
Comhairle na Nimheanna | ||
Comhairle na nOspidéal | ||
Comhar — The National Sustainable Development | ||
Partnership | ||
Commission for Aviation Regulation | ||
Commission for Communications Regulation | ||
Commission for Energy Regulation | ||
Córas Iompair Éireann | ||
County Enterprise Boards | ||
Crafts Council of Ireland | ||
Crisis Pregnancy Agency | ||
Data Protection Commissioner | ||
Defence Forces Canteen Board | ||
Dental Council | ||
District Registrars of Marriages appointed under the terms of section 57 of the Marriages (Ireland) Act 1844 | ||
Drug Treatment Centre Board | ||
Dublin Dental Hospital Board | ||
Dublin Docklands Development Authority | ||
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies | ||
Dublin Transportation Office | ||
Economic and Social Research Institute | ||
Electricity Supply Board | ||
Energy Advisory Board | ||
Enterprise Ireland | ||
Fire Services Council | ||
Food Safety Authority of Ireland | ||
Forfás | ||
Further Education and Training Awards Council | ||
General Medical Services Payment Board | ||
General Register Office | ||
Government Information Services | ||
Harbour Authorities within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1946 | ||
Harbour Companies referred to in section 7 of the Harbours Act 1996 | ||
Health and Safety Authority | ||
Health Research Board | ||
Health Service Employers Agency | ||
Higher Education and Training Awards Council | ||
Horse Racing Ireland | ||
Hospital Bodies Administrative Bureau | ||
Hospitals Trust Board | ||
Housing Finance Agency plc | ||
I.D.A. Ireland | ||
Iarnród Éireann | ||
Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann | ||
Institute of Public Administration | ||
International Development Ireland Limited | ||
Irish Aid Advisory Committee | ||
Irish Aviation Authority | ||
Irish Blood Transfusion Service | ||
Irish Council for Science, Technology and Innovation | ||
Irish Fertiliser Industries Limited | ||
Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal | ||
Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority | ||
Irish Museum of Modern Art | ||
Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited | ||
Irish National Stud Company Limited | ||
Irish Productivity Centre | ||
Irish Red Cross Society | ||
Irish Telecommunications Investments plc | ||
LEADER Groups | ||
Leopardstown Park Hospital Board | ||
Levy Appeals Tribunal | ||
Local Employment Service Boards | ||
Local Government Computer Services Board | ||
Local Government Management Services Board | ||
Marine Institute | ||
Medical Bureau of Road Safety | ||
Mental Health Commission | ||
National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | ||
National Building Agency Limited | ||
National Cancer Registry Board | ||
National Centre for Partnership and Performance | ||
National Committee for Development Education | ||
National Concert Hall | ||
National Council on Ageing and Older People | ||
National Council for Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery | ||
National Council for Special Education | ||
National Disability Authority | ||
National Economic and Social Council | ||
National Economic and Social Forum | ||
National Gallery of Ireland | ||
National Library of Ireland | ||
National Microelectronics Applications Centre Ltd. | ||
National Milk Agency | ||
National Museum of Ireland | ||
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland | ||
National Rehabilitation Board | ||
National Roads Authority | ||
National Safety Council | ||
National Social Work Qualification Board | ||
National Standards Authority of Ireland | ||
National Statistics Board | ||
National Technology Park Plassey Ltd. | ||
National Theatre Society Limited (Abbey Theatre) | ||
National Treasury Management Agency | ||
Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta | ||
Office for Health Management | ||
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement | ||
Office of the Director of Equality Investigations | ||
Office of the Paymaster General | ||
Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner | ||
Office of Tobacco Control | ||
Ordnance Survey Ireland | ||
Patents Office | ||
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland | ||
Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board | ||
Public Voluntary Hospitals | ||
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland | ||
Radio Telefís Éireann | ||
Raidió na Gaeltachta | ||
Refugee Agency | ||
Refugee Appeals Tribunal | ||
Registrars of Births, Deaths and Roman Catholic Marriages | ||
Registration Council for Secondary Teachers | ||
Registry of Deeds | ||
Rights Commissioners | ||
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (SFADCo) | ||
Standards in Public Office Commission | ||
State Laboratory | ||
Sustainable Energy Ireland | ||
Teagasc | ||
TEASTAS | ||
Teilifís na Gaeilge | ||
Temple Bar Properties Limited | ||
Temple Bar Renewal Limited | ||
the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board | ||
the Army Pensions Board | ||
the Arts Council (An Chomhairle Ealaíon) | ||
the Censorship of Films Appeals Board | ||
the Censorship of Publications Appeals Board | ||
the Censorship of Publications Board | ||
the Combat Poverty Agency | ||
the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland | ||
the Commissioners of Public Works | ||
the Companies Registration Office | ||
the Competition Authority | ||
the Courts Service | ||
the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal | ||
the Defence Forces | ||
the Employment Appeals Tribunal | ||
the Environmental Protection Agency | ||
the Equality Authority | ||
the Garda Síochána | ||
the Garda Síochána Complaints Appeals Board | ||
the Garda Síochána Complaints Board | ||
the Health Insurance Authority | ||
the Heritage Council | ||
the Human Rights Commission | ||
the Information Society Commission | ||
the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange | ||
the Irish Manuscripts Commission | ||
the Irish Medicines Board | ||
the Irish Prison Service | ||
the Irish Sports Council | ||
the Irish Water Safety Association | ||
the Labour Court | ||
the Labour Relations Commission | ||
the Land Registry | ||
the Law Reform Commission | ||
the Legal Aid Board | ||
the Medical Council | ||
the Mining Board | ||
the National Archives | ||
the National Archives Advisory Council | ||
the National Centre for Guidance in Education | ||
the National Competitiveness Council | ||
the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment | ||
the National Council for Forest Research and Development (COFORD) | ||
the National Council for Vocational Awards | ||
the National Lottery | ||
the Office of the Appeal Commissioners for the purposes of the Tax Acts | ||
the Office of the Chief Medical Officer for the Civil Service | ||
the Office of the Information Commissioner | ||
the Office of the Official Censor of Films | ||
the Office of the Ombudsman | ||
the Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies | ||
the Pensions Board | ||
the Probation and Welfare Service | ||
the Referendum Commission | ||
the Rent Tribunal | ||
the Social Welfare Tribunal | ||
the State Examinations Commission | ||
the Valuation Office | ||
the Valuation Tribunal | ||
Údarás na Gaeltachta | ||
Veterinary Council | ||
Voluntary Health Insurance Board | ||
Western Development Commission | ||
Women's Health Council | ||
(3) a local authority, | ||
(4) a health board, | ||
(5) any body, organisation or group standing prescribed for the time being, with the consent of such other (if any) Minister of the Government as the Minister considers appropriate having regard to the functions of that other Minister of the Government, and being— | ||
(a) a body, organisation or group that receives moneys directly from a Minister of the Government, a Department of State, the Central Fund or a public body specified in subparagraph (2), (3) or (4) of this paragraph in circumstances where the amount or aggregate of the amounts so received constitutes 50 per cent or more of the current expenditure of that body, organisation or group in a financial year, | ||
(b) a body, organisation or group that at the date of the coming into operation of this Schedule is a public body but subsequently comes under private ownership and control, | ||
(c) a body, organisation or group performing functions which previously stood vested in a body, organisation or group under public ownership or control, or | ||
(d) any other body, organisation or group on which functions in relation to the general public or a class of the general public stand conferred or permitted by any enactment or by any licence or authority given under any enactment. | ||
2. A body, organisation or group standing prescribed pursuant to regulations for the purposes of clause (b) of paragraph 1(5) shall be a public body only as respects functions referred to in that clause. | ||
3. The Minister may, with the consent of such other (if any) Minister of the Government as the Minister considers appropriate having regard to the functions of that other Minister of the Government, by regulations amend subparagraph (2) of paragraph 1 by the insertion or deletion of a reference to any public body. | ||
4. A reference in paragraph 1 to any particular Department of State shall be construed as— | ||
(a) including a reference to a body, organisation or group specified in relation to that Department of State in the Schedule to the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (not being another public body specified in that paragraph), and | ||
(b) not including any other body, organisation or group. |