Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 November 2025
539. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of non-statutory bodies that currently receive funding from her Department, the value of payments to each of these bodies in each of the past three years, and any compliance issues, audit flags or irregularities recorded during this period. [66993/25]
View answerDetails relating to the number of non-statutory bodies that currently receive funding from my Department, plus the annual value of payments received are as follows:
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Description |
2022 € |
2023 € |
2024 € |
YTD 2025 € |
Totals € |
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State Commissioned body fully funded by the DoH |
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Patient Advocacy Service |
1,330,432.77 |
1,806,347.50 |
1,848,657.72 |
2,606,918.67 |
7,592,356.66 |
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Non -Statutory Bodies |
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International Society for Quality in Health Care |
1,393,526.28 |
1,377,000.00 |
1,681,806.00 |
4,452,332.28 |
8,904,664.56 |
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Institute of Public Health |
210,000.00 |
157,500.00 |
210,000.00 |
362,500.00 |
940,000.00 |
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No bodies reported that there were any compliance issues, audit flags or irregularities recorded during this period. Patient Advocacy Services, representing the views of HSE patients, is a commissioned body under the Dept of Health. It is independently audited by RBK Chartered Accountants.
