§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What the annual administration costs have been since the creation of (a) the North/South Ministerial Council and (b) all cross-Border bodies. [HL4604]
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§ Baroness AmosDetails of the annual administration costs for (a) North/South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat; and (b) the cross-Border bodies since their creation are provided in the tables below. For the purposes of this response, administration costs have been defined as staff and accommodation costs.
(a) North/South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat Year £ 2000 740,502 2001 1,574,270 2002 1,039,693 2003 1,025,410
(b) Body *2000 £ 2001 £ 2002 £ 2003 £ Foyle Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission 836,305 933,784 973,974 1,107,360 Waterways Ireland 3,692,063 5,843,392 6,450,134 9,386,939 The Trade and Business Development Body 537,988 961,286 1,349,746 1,530,941 Special EU Programmes Body 525,105 736,305 1,122,472 1,284,631 The North/South Language Body 1,389,299 1,516,584 1,780,976 2,061,449 The Food Safety Promotion Board 165,000 504,000 749,000 1,236,000 Tourism Ireland Limited 101,456 7,400,230 8,608,667 *Accounting period 2 December 1999 to 31 December 2000.