Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 25th February, 2011.

I, BRIAN LENIHAN, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by paragraph (j) of the definition of "State authority" in section 7 (1) of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 39 of 2000), and with the consent of the Minister for Education and Skills, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the National Treasury Management Agency (State Authority) (No. 2) Order 2011.

2. The bodies specified in the Schedule are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (j) of the definition of "State authority" in section 7(1) of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 39 of 2000).

SCHEDULE

Board of management of a community school, or a comprehensive school, which is a recognised school within the meaning of section 2 of the Education Act 1998 (No. 51 of 1998)

Board of management of, or person for the time being managing, a school certified under section 45 of the Children's Act 1908, or a place of detention registered under section 108 of that Act, in which young offenders are detained

State Examinations Commission

Teaching Council

Higher Education Authority

National Council for Curriculum & Assessment

Royal Irish Academy of Music

Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology

Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences

Grangegorman Development Agency

National Education Welfare Board

Foras Áiseanna Saothair

National Council for Special Education

An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltacha agus Gaelscolaíochta

The Minister for Education and Skills consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

6 February 2011.

MARY COUGHLAN,

Minister for Education and Skills.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

6 February 2011.

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Finance.