Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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497. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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). [23820/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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498. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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). [23838/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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499. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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 support from public sources, including any specific allocations through schemes designed to support NGOs, charities, and community organisations; any external or private funding that NGOs may have received, specifically indicating where state funding is used to leverage additional private or philanthropic donations. [23856/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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500. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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 money is not indirectly supporting fee-based services. [23874/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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501. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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). [23893/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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502. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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 the Department. [23911/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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503. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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). [23929/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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504. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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 benefits delivered to the public. [23947/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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505. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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). [23965/25]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504 and 505 together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that there are four types of body under the aegis of my Department:

• Civil Service Offices and Agencies (Scheduled Bodies) i.e. the National Shared Services Office, the State Laboratory, the Public Appointments Service and the Office of Public Works;
• The Office of the Ombudsman and the National Lottery Regulator (independent in the performance of their functions);
• The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and Institute of Public Administration (IPA) which are not State Bodies but do receive grant funding; and
• The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) which is a North South Implementation Body established under the Good Friday Agreement.