Departmental Bodies
An official questions-paper heading. 721 questions (6 oral, 715 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 1 |
| Feb 2025 | 20 |
| Mar 2025 | 99 |
| Apr 2025 | 23 |
| May 2025 | 227 |
| Jun 2025 | 9 |
| Jul 2025 | 21 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 |
| Oct 2025 | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 28 |
| Dec 2025 | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 24 |
| Feb 2026 | 63 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | 97 |
| May 2026 | 60 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Housing | 78 |
| Health | 76 |
| Enterprise | 70 |
| Public Expenditure | 40 |
| Justice | 37 |
| Children | 35 |
| Agriculture | 34 |
| Taoiseach | 34 |
| Transport | 34 |
| Education | 32 |
| Rural | 29 |
| Further and Higher Education | 29 |
| Finance | 29 |
| Environment | 29 |
| Foreign | 26 |
| Climate | 23 |
| Social | 23 |
| Tourism | 23 |
| Culture | 20 |
| Defence | 20 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Departmental Bodies |
| 2025-07-08 | Departmental Bodies |
| 2025-05-29 | Departmental Bodies |
| 2025-05-08 | Departmental Bodies |
| 2025-02-11 | Departmental Bodies |
The questions
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
535. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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 loca…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
536. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
537. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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). [23885/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
538. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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 …
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
539. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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 suppli…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
540. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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 whethe…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
541. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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). [23957/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
543. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025, in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied), the board has terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years when no terms of reference existed; and if he will make…
James Geoghegan
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
544. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025, in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied), at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify t…
James Geoghegan
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
545. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister (details supplied) in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any…
James Geoghegan
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
546. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) that have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24243/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of her Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23811/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of her 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). [23829/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under her 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…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under her 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 pra…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
588. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth 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 her Department (details supplied). [23884/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth 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 her Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensi…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
590. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of her 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). [23920/2…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
591. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth 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 adminis…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Education
592. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a full and detailed explanation of how her Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under her aegis. (details supplied). [23956/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Tourism
637. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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). [23824/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Tourism
638. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media The Minister is also requested to indicate if there is any duplication of services across NGOs operating in the same geographic or thematic area, particularly regarding those providing similar community, social, educational, or health services. [23842/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Tourism
639. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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; grant…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Tourism
640. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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 p…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Tourism
641. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23897/25]