Voluntary Sector

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Questions (1063)

Mairéad Farrell

Question:

1063. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 19 October 2022 in which he has referenced the latest publicly available data, if he will identify the source for these data and provide a link; if he will confirm whether there is currently any internal departmental report which looked to quantify the number of these organisations and the workers within; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54760/22]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The data referenced in relation to the Community and Voluntary sector in general was supplied by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and sourced from the Benefacts 2020 Report benefactslegacy.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/benefacts-nonprofit-sector-analysis-2020.pdf

Data on community and voluntary organisations in the Health Sector can be found in the Report of the Independent Review Group established to examine the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and personal social services www.gov.ie/en/publication/9b5f87-independent-review-group-examining-role-of-voluntary-organisations/