504. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams open to scouting organisations. [10402/26]
Topics / Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCharitable and Voluntary Organisations
56 questions from 28 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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505. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding supports currently available through her Department to support scout units and groups with dens; the way in which her Department is strengthening the local community presence and long-term viability of scouting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8691/26]
913. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason that an organisation (details supplied) has had funding withdrawn which threatens the provision of their service and may lead to the closure of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3488/26]
571. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) has adequate funding. [3224/26]
1931. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the 2025 funding allocation and shortfall given from what was originally sought for a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74673/25]
2665. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to investigate and give a full explanation as to the reason the Charity Regulator has not produced the documentation (details supplied) within the legal timeframe of ten months of the organisations financial year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2283/26]
2666. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if any public monies and or land is being given to a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2284/26]
2667. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the charitable objectives and-or purpose of a charity (details supplied) changed in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/26]
2668. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the person or body in charge of the day-to-day running of a charity (details supplied); the number of employees working in the charity; the number of people on the board of the charity; who appointed them; when were they appointed; the rationale for their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2286…
2669. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the last audit or review into the running of a charity (details supplied) was completed; what the review highlighted; if there are plans to conduct a follow-up review to ensure protocols are followed through on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2287/26]
19. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he believes the current powers of the Charities Regulator are sufficient to address issues of accountability and public trust in the sector; if there are plans to expand these powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68348/25]
70. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has considered reviewing the remit of the Charities Regulator to ensure it reflects the evolving needs of the charity sector, particularly in areas such as governance, transparency and compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68347/25]
549. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to strengthen the capacity of the Charities Regulator, in particular to support smaller volunteer-led charities and community groups who are struggling with governance and compliance obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68541/25]
679. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies, by job title within the Charities Regulator, as of 14 November 2025; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [65043/25]
418. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider bringing forward an amendment to the Charities Act 2009, as amended by the Charities (Amendment) Act 2024, to include explicit provisions requiring all registered charities, including faith-based organisations, to uphold the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination in their governance struc…
281. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the actions he has taken since becoming Minister to ensure that the an organisation (details supplied) will have sufficient funding to open the remaining 34 beds at their Ushers Quay facility that have remained closed for a year due to an ongoing dispute between his Department and the Department of Health as to which Department will provide this funding. [55660/2…
302. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when the €15 million in staff funding will be provided to a facility (details supplied) to enable it to open the remaining 34 beds that have been unable to open for the last 12 months due to a delay in the allocation of this funding. [55659/25]
346. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance the Government's position on VAT for donations of unsold products from businesses to recognised charities; if his Department has plans to review this position in line with other EU member states (Belgium, Italy, France) receiving a derogation for the donation of unsold goods under the EU VAT legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54961/…
721. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports available to seasonal charities operating in the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50358/25]
788. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to explain the issue with regard to the lack of funding between the HSE and a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37315/25]
701. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount a charity (details supplied) has received from the State in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form. [34514/25]
2608. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of people employed by registered charities in the Stat; the number of these workers employed by Section 10, Section 39 and Section 56 bodies, by each type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20056/25]
2609. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has carried out a study on the impact of costs associated with compliance requirements on charities, social enterprises and the wider community and voluntary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20061/25]
2610. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has carried out a study on the impact of costs associated with energy price increase on charities, social enterprises and the wider community and voluntary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20062/25]
1011. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department can offer any support to a not-for-profit registered charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17493/25]