Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 November 2020
77. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount given to NGOs by Ireland in 2019; the relative percentage of national income and expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35632/20]
View answerGrants from Voted expenditure to all bodies are accounted for to the Dáil in the annual Appropriation Accounts. The total amount of grants paid across all Votes each year is not calculated by my Department. The requirements of my Department in respect of the Management of and Accountability for Grants from Exchequer Funds are set out in Circular 13/2014.
My Department provides a grant to Benefacts, a not-for-profit company, established to improve the transparency of Ireland's non-profit sector. According to the latest estimates available from Benefacts, €5.9 billion in State funding was provided to the non-profit sector in 2018. In 2018, that was 3% of modified gross national income at current market prices and 8% of Government current expenditure.
