286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24927/25]
Topics / Departmental Bodies
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Bodies
745 questions from 84 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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738 written, 7 oral
84
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 99 |
| April 2025 | 23 |
| May 2025 | 227 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 21 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 28 |
| December 2025 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 63 |
| March 2026 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 97 |
| May 2026 | 60 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 18 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
298. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by her Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24928/25]
316. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by her Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24936/25]
335. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24935/25]
337. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24940/25]
17. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 29 April 2025, to outline the membership of the energy affordability task force; the specific Departments that are be members and the specific stakeholders that are members; if civil society stakeholders form part of its membership and the role they will play; the date they plan to meet i…
252. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by the Department in each of the last 10 years and the cost to the state of funding each one. [23373/25]
253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23823/25]
254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23841/25]
255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authorities or regional entities; additional financial…
256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and how this practice is monitored to ensure that taxpayer …
257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23896/25]
258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of state funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of his Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensive review of NGO funding under the aegis of…
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies, and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may be competing for similar grants or operating in the same areas with little coordination (details supplied). [23932/25]
260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the administrative expenses are in proportion to the b…
261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23968/25]
276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23815/25]
277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23833/25]
278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authorities …
279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and how this prac…
283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the administ…
318. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23813/25]
319. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23831/25]
320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authori…
321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and how this…