Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As far as the work of the Committee of Public Accounts is concerned, it is important to note that in 2011 we did extensive work into the Irish Red Cross over our financial and corporate governance issues. Similar issues were raised at the time in terms of people being reluctant to donate to the Irish Red Cross as a result of what was being discovered in our examinations but if I recall, one of the shortcomings we found at the time, and I believe it is in the report, is that the Charities Act had not been brought into force. I would have to look at it again but I think we might have said something to the fact that this should be done. In terms of what has happened in recent weeks and what will continue to be discovered over the next few weeks and months, that legislation must be proceeded with.