Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 March 2022
73. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations, religious bodies including churches, social enterprises, clubs, societies that his Department has supported with financial assistance from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13245/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department funded four non-governmental organisations between January 2020 and March 2022, as set out in the table below.
|
Organisation |
Funding from January 2020 to March 2022 |
|
Transparency International Ireland |
€511,250 |
|
Benefacts |
€2,113,852 |
|
Newtown School |
€16,000 |
|
Clare Education |
€34,235 |
My Department funded Transparency International Ireland in 2020, 2021 and 2022 to support the Department’s role in the implementation of the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014. My Department provides this funding in order to help workers raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing that has come to their attention in the workplace across the public sector.
My Department also provided grant assistance to Benefacts Ltd. The funding allowed Benefacts to expand its free online database of annual regulatory and financial information on non-profits.
The Public Service Innovation Fund granted €16,000 to Newtown School in Waterford in 2020 for STEAM Workshops for Primary and Secondary Students and Teachers and €34,235 to Clare Education for a climate action outreach programme in primary schools.
The Deputy may also wish to note that the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) are private companies, limited by guarantee, which receive grants from the Exchequer through the Department's Vote. They are registered charities. However, for the purposes several Acts, they are classified as public bodies.
