Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 November 2023
451. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) confirmed in August 2023 that a director of the organisation has been suspended; if so, the reason they were suspended; if his Department has been told why they have been suspended; and if his Department advised the organisation that the director should step down. [49766/23]
View answer452. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth who provided legal advice on the suspension of the director of an organisation (details supplied). [49767/23]
View answer457. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has had an interim chief executive since June 2022 while its chief executive is on sick leave; and if his Department can outline how long the organisation will have two chief executives without appointing a new chief executive. [49772/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 451, 452 and 457 together.
The organisation referred to by the Deputy is a voluntary body, governed by its own Board. It receives some of its funding from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and raises other funding through member subscriptions and fund raising.
My Department provides funding to this organisation primarily through the Youth Service Grant Scheme. The Youth Service Grant Scheme has governance controls in place to ensure the appropriate use of public monies. Funding to this organisation is made available on the basis of an application process. This application process involves the outlining of specific deliverables related to the provision of services, and funds allocated to any organisation must be accounted for within specific budgetary streams related to these deliverables.
The organisation's recruitment processes, for both staff and directors, are a matter for their Board.
