Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2026
961. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by his Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11790/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra962. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by his Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11808/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra963. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from his Department on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11826/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra964. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any direct lobbying he has received from any NGO in relation to his annual funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11846/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 961, 962, 963 and 964 together.
I wish to inform the Deputy that the total level of Exchequer funding spent by my Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in each of the years since 2022, is set out in the attached table. [<ahref="https:/data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/debates/questions/supportingDocumentation/2026-02-17_pq961-17-02-2026_en.docx">PQanswer</a>]
All grants paid by my Department are in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Circular 13 of 2014. To qualify, applicants must meet specified requirements, which are made available through the application process. Awards are made on the basis of objective criteria, which are constantly reviewed.
In relation to lobbying, my position is that all grant funding paid by my Department is assessed on the basis of the objective criteria outlined above and in accordance with Circular 13 of 2014.
