Departmental Funding

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Questions (677, 680, 798)

Paul Lawless

Question:

677. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the amount of Government funding provided environmental NGOs (details supplied) in each of the past ten years. [24514/26]

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Paul Lawless

Question:

680. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of the NGOs that have received Government funding from his Department in the past five years. [24631/26]

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798. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from his Department for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26168/26]

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Written answers

Minister for Transport (Deputy Darragh O'Brien)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 677, 680 and 798 together.

My Department has not provided any funding to 'Sustainability 2050' and 'An Lucht Inbhuanaite' in the last ten years.

Regarding the level of funding provided to non-Governmental organisations over the past five years, the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Non-Governmental Organisations	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Variety Ireland – relates to their Recycle Mobility Programme	57,000			150,000	150,000
Variety Ireland – installation of a disability child cycling hub on the Great Western Greenway.				41,549
An Taisce (funded through NTA) - relates to Green Schools Travel and Safe Routes to School Programme	1,366,328	2,081,374	2,061,898	2,536,224	2,367,970
CEGD funded An Taisce, through the NTA, for the delivery of a Bus in the City, a Public Engagement Pilot Initiative				36,873
Mountain Rescue/Community Rescue Boats Maintenance Grants
Donegal Mountain Rescue	22,210	22,210	22,210	22,210	22,210
Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue	32,155	32,155	32,155	32,155	32,155
Galway Mountain Rescue	18,130	18,130	18,130	18,130	18,130
Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue	32,410	32,410	32,410	32,410	32,410
Irish Cave Rescue Organisation	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000
Kerry Mountain Rescue	21,700	21,700	21,700	21,700	21,700
Mayo Mountain Rescue	25,525	25,525	25,525	25,015	25,525
Search and Rescue Dog Association	19,405	19,405	19,405	19,405	19,405
Sligo 7 Leitrim Mountain Rescue	17,620	17,620	17,620	17,620	17,620
South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association	20,935	20,935	20,935	20,935	20,935
Mountain Rescue Ireland	20,000	20,000	20,000	90,000	127,426
Mountain Rescue Ireland (Development grant)	60,000	60,000	60,000	20,000	20,000
Ballinskelligs Inshore Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Ballybunion Sea Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Banna Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Bantry Inshore Search and Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Bonmahon Community Rescue Boats	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Cahore Inshore Search and Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Corrib Mask Search and Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Derrynane Inshore Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Limerick Marine Search and Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Tramore Sea Rescue Association	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Waterford City River Rescue	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075	5,075
Community Rescue Boats Bantry One Off				3,965
Community Rescue Boats Ballinskelligs One Off					3,965
Community Rescue Boats Corrib Mask One Off					3,965
Community Rescue Boats Waterford One Off					3,965
CALSTART inc - Contribution to Support Global MOU on ZE-MHDVs					44,780
Total	1,789,243	2,447,289	2,427,813	3,164,016	3,002,911

An Taisce funding consists of an annual grant of €1.65m for the administration of the Green Schools Travel Programme, and additional funding for the staff costs of the Safe Routes to School team in An Taisce. Funding submissions are received from Variety Ireland on an annual basis along with a report outlining the output of the previous year’s investment.

My Department, through the Irish Coast Guard, provides an annual grant payment to assist with current expenditure for Mountain Rescue Ireland, mountain rescue teams and the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation. The grant also provides funding to those members of Community Rescue Boats Ireland who are declared assets to the Irish Coast Guard and may be tasked by the Coast Guard to assist in the event of an emergency response.

All the organisations listed above are registered in the State, except for CALSTART inc based in California, which specialises in the development and adoption of clean, efficient transportation technologies.