Welcome to the Irish Quango Wiki
A Quango is an acronym (variously spelt out as quasi non-governmental organisation, quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation, and quasi-autonomous national government organisation). Ireland in 2006 had more than 800 quangos, 482 at national and 350 at local level, with a total of 5,784 individual appointees and a combined annual budget of €13 billion.1 |
Purpose of This Wiki
The purpose of this wiki site is to keep an up to date track record of all appointments made to boards of identifiable Quangos in Ireland, the purpose of the quango, the yearly expenditure and where this quango duplicates the functions of another. This can be an exhaustive process as:-
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Which seemed to be in direct contradiction to the Codes of Conduct for Office Holders which was formulated by the Standards in Public Office Commission. |
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References
- ^ According to a survey carried out by the think tank Tasc in 2006. Focus: What's wrong with quangos? —The Sunday Times newspaper article, 29 October 2006
- Statement made by Bertie Ahern in an interview on the September 26, 2006 with Bryan Dobson RTE. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhctQcybev8&feature=related
- From the Standards in Public Office Commission Codes of Conduct for Office Holders http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/CodesofConduct/OfficeHolders/Name,748,en.htm