Quangireland!
We are indeed a Quangoland. As of 2006 "there are more than 800 quangos operating in Ireland, one for every 5,000 people. The government of the time was particularly fond of them — up to half of these unelected agencies have been created in the past 10 years ( back from 2006 )." From Sunday Times - Focus: What's wrong with quangos? Oct 06
"Paula Clancy, director of Tasc, a think tank for action on social change, calls it an “explosion” of quangos. A study she completed earlier this year ( 2006 ) estimated that there were 482 bodies at national level and another 350 at regional and local level. Nobody, however, can be sure of the extent of the quangocracy." From Sunday Times - Focus: What's wrong with quangos? 10/06
"Research conducted by the Democratic Audit Ireland project put the number of non-departmental public bodies in Ireland at national level at approximately 500, with a further 400 operating at regional and local level. Ireland has a ratio of one public body to every 4,000 citizens in Ireland in comparison with 1: 10,000 in the United Kingdom (Clancy and Murphy, forthcoming) ."From The Report of the Democracy Commission - (Page 73) 3/10/05
Finally there is WIKIPEDIA which has two interesting things to say:
"Quango or qango is an acronym (variously spelt out as QUAsi Non-Governmental Organisation, QUasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation, and QUasi-Autonomous National Government Organisation) used notably in the United Kingdom but also in Australia, Ireland and elsewhere to label colloquially an organisation to which government has devolved power. Lack of clarity over its meaning may have contributed to a decline somewhat in its use. The acronym can carry with it an implication of poor management and lack of accountability."
The Wikipedia article on Quango's even has a special section FOR Ireland, it says:
"The Republic of 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." From Wikipedia
We are indeed a Quangoland. As of 2006 "there are more than 800 quangos operating in Ireland, one for every 5,000 people. The government of the time was particularly fond of them — up to half of these unelected agencies have been created in the past 10 years ( back from 2006 )." From Sunday Times - Focus: What's wrong with quangos? Oct 06
"Paula Clancy, director of Tasc, a think tank for action on social change, calls it an “explosion” of quangos. A study she completed earlier this year ( 2006 ) estimated that there were 482 bodies at national level and another 350 at regional and local level. Nobody, however, can be sure of the extent of the quangocracy." From Sunday Times - Focus: What's wrong with quangos? 10/06
"Research conducted by the Democratic Audit Ireland project put the number of non-departmental public bodies in Ireland at national level at approximately 500, with a further 400 operating at regional and local level. Ireland has a ratio of one public body to every 4,000 citizens in Ireland in comparison with 1: 10,000 in the United Kingdom (Clancy and Murphy, forthcoming) ."From The Report of the Democracy Commission - (Page 73) 3/10/05
Finally there is WIKIPEDIA which has two interesting things to say:
"Quango or qango is an acronym (variously spelt out as QUAsi Non-Governmental Organisation, QUasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation, and QUasi-Autonomous National Government Organisation) used notably in the United Kingdom but also in Australia, Ireland and elsewhere to label colloquially an organisation to which government has devolved power. Lack of clarity over its meaning may have contributed to a decline somewhat in its use. The acronym can carry with it an implication of poor management and lack of accountability."
The Wikipedia article on Quango's even has a special section FOR Ireland, it says:
"The Republic of 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." From Wikipedia
