7. Operating Expenses

2016
€'000
2015
€'000
Fees of service provider (Pobal) 200 750

Pobal receives an annual service fee for its administration of certain projects in receipt of Dormant Accounts Fund disbursements. The fee was paid by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government5 and reimbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund.

Expenses of the National Treasury Management Agency

Under section 45 (1)(c) of the Dormant Accounts Act 2001 as amended, the Agency is required to report certain specified information including a separate account of the administration fees and expenses incurred by the Agency in the operation of the Fund. These are detailed below:

2016
€000
2015
€000
General Administration6 150 150

5. This fee was paid 31 May 2016 prior to Statutory Instrument 308 transferring powers to the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
6. This is an estimate, included in the Notes to the financial statements only, as the Agency has not charged these expenses to the Dormant Accounts Fund.

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