285. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of the NGOs that have received Government funding from her Department in the past five years. [24629/26]

310. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of non-Governmental organisations based outside the State that have received Irish taxpayer funding in each of the past five years; the total amount allocated to such organisations annually, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25695/26]

333. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from her Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by her Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from her Department for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26490/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 285, 310 and 333 together.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides funding to a range of NGOs through a number of grant schemes dedicated to delivering on the Government's priorities at home and abroad. These include support for international development, development education in Ireland, reconciliation on the island of Ireland, emigrant support, humanitarian assistance, and promotion of international peace and stability.

Funding is provided through a range of programmes and schemes, each of which regularly publish details on the NGOs they support and the funding provided:

• The majority of this funding in this period was provided through Ireland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme, Irish Aid, which prioritises support to countries and communities most in need. The Department publishes an Annual Report on Ireland’s ODA, which provides a list of partner organisations and is available through the following link: www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid/news-and-publications/annual-reports/.

• The Emigrant Support Programme, supports organisations across the world to work with the vulnerable and under-represented, and to nurture Ireland’s cultural heritage abroad amongst the diaspora. A breakdown of organisations that received funding under the Programme and their amounts is provided on the programmes website: www.ireland.ie/en/irish-diaspora/emigrant-support-programme/previous-funding/.

• The Reconciliation Fund, supports organisations working to build better relations within and between traditions in Northern Ireland, between North and South of the Island, and between Ireland and Britain. A full list of grants awarded in each year is available through the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-foreign-affairs/services/reconciliation-fund/.

• The Shared Island Civic Society Fund, which was established in 2023, supports NGOs and others to promote practical North-South cooperation and engagement through increased cross-border civic society connections. Details of previous rounds of funding are available through the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-foreign-affairs/publications/shared-island-civic-society-fund-previous-fund-rounds/.

In the five years 2020 to 2024, almost €1.3 billion was provided directly to NGOs. It is important to note that the Department’s major development NGO partners will also have accessed funding through UN, EU, and other pooled funds, to which Ireland contributes.

The total number of NGOs supported and funding provided under these schemes and programmes, in each of the 5 years,is detailed below:

* Since its inception in 2023 the Shared Island Civic Society Fund supports NGOs across the island of Ireland on a cross-border basis. 107 NGOs have received funding with a total value of €2,998,412. For the purposes of this response they have been accounted for under State based NGOs, although they have by necessity a cross-border partnership presence.