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 Justice
887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice 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…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Justice
888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice 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 mon…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Justice
892. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice 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 expe…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Agriculture
926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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). [23808/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Agriculture
927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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). [23826/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Agriculture
928. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 Agriculture
929. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 Agriculture
933. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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…
James Geoghegan
written
2025-05-13 · to Agriculture
937. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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); that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will m…
James Geoghegan
written
2025-05-13 · to Agriculture
938. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 th…
James Geoghegan
written
2025-05-13 · to Agriculture
939. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board (details supplied) in correspondence to his Department or a Minister 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 Agriculture
940. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) who 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. [24247/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Children
970. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality 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). [23809/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Children
971. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality 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). [23827/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Children
976. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality 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 co-ordination (details suppl…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Children
978. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality 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). [23954/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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). [23817/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1111. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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 programmes they provide (details supplied). [23835/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1112. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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 or regional…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1113. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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 practice is mon…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1114. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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). [23890/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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 comprehensive review of…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1116. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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). [23926/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1117. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of her 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 expe…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1118. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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). [23962/25]