Written answers

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Department of Health

Departmental Funding

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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553. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the audits, inspections or compliance checks carried out by her Department in the past three years relating to non-statutory bodies that receive public health funding directly from her Department, including the date of each review, the body reviewed, the methodology used, and the findings. [67013/25]

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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554. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures, documentation and verification steps undertaken by her Department before certifying payments to non-statutory bodies that receive public health funding directly from her Department, including any risk-rating or escalation criteria applied prior to payment approval. [67014/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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555. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has recorded any instances of non-compliance, late reporting, governance deficiencies or financial irregularities among non-statutory bodies funded directly by her Department in each of the past three years, and if so, if she will detail the issues identified and the actions taken in response. [67015/25]

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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556. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the monitoring framework, internal guidelines or Departmental protocols governing the oversight of non-statutory bodies that receive direct funding from the Department of Health, including the standards to which funded bodies are held and how compliance with these standards is assessed. [67016/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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557. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the oversight responsibilities retained by her Department in respect of non-statutory bodies receiving direct Departmental funding, including the extent to which oversight is delegated to the HSE, and the mechanisms in place within the Department to assess whether delegated oversight is adequate. [67017/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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558. To ask the Minister for Health the financial reporting requirements imposed on non-statutory bodies that receive public funding directly from her Department, including required frequency of reporting, documentation obligations, and any penalties or sanctions that apply where reporting is incomplete or delayed. [67018/25]

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