1251. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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 programmes they provide (details supplied). [23834/25]
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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Independents counted together
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departments asked
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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 |
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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.
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The questions
1252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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 provid…
1253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of the number of NGOs 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 receiving public funding, and how this practice is…
1254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to NGOs under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23889/25]
1255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy and administrative costs of state funding for NGOs under the aegis of his Department; if such a review or audit has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensiv…
1256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline NGOs, under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may compete for similar grants or operate in the same areas with little co-ordination (details supplied). [23925/25]
1257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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, identif…
1258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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). [23961/25]
1288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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). [23821/25]
1289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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). [23839/25]
1291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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 i…
1292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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). [23894/25]
1293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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 revi…
1294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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). [23930/25]
1295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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…
1296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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…
1297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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). [23966/25]
91. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details from all agencies under his remit of capital projects that cost more than €500,000 and were either abandoned or materially failed to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/25]
93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the other agencies, along with RTÉ and the Arts Council, under his auspices that have had failed or partially failed multimillion euro IT projects; if he will make full disclosure of when his Department became aware of any issue with each such IT project; and if he will provide the correspondence between his Departm…
38. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 t…
39. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to spe…
46. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to date; if not, the rea…
47. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to specify which of those bod…
92. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to date; if not, the reason his Dep…
93. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to specify which of those bodies submitt…