Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 November 2025
162. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the provisions which have been made to ensure that agencies, organisations, and charities funded by his Department will meet their obligations under the new AE scheme. [62468/25]
View answer163. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of every agency, not-for-profit organisation, charity or service provider directly funded by his Department; and the details of each specific directly funded post in each body, in tabular form. [62473/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 163 together.
There are no agencies under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
My Department works with a number of civil society organisations in the realisation of key foreign policy priorities, including in the delivery of Irish Aid, the Government of Ireland's international development programme.
A full list of civil society partners funded by Irish Aid is available in its annual reports which can be found here:
Annual reports | Ireland.ie www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid/news-and-publications/annual-reports/.
In addition to Irish Aid funding, other schemes operated by my Department to support the delivery of our priorities at home and abroad include:
• Emigrant Support Programme
• Reconciliation and Shared Island Funding
• Communicating Europe Initiative
Further information on these schemes may be found at: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade funding www.gov.ie/en/department-of-foreign-affairs/services/department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-funding/.
My Department has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Charities Regulatory Authority which provides a framework for sharing information on Irish NGOs in receipt of such funding.
Finally, my Department works closely with a number of domestic and international partners to provide guidance and support to Irish citizens in difficulty or distress abroad and who are in need of consular assistance in cases such as deaths, arrests, imprisonments, serious injuries, missing persons, citizens with mental health difficulties, and other emergencies. Civil society partners in Ireland include Crosscare, Safe Home Ireland, the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust and the Samaritans.
