Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have two points to make. First, 95% of the funding for the two main companies operating, namely, National Learning Network and RehabCare, is coming from the State from taxpayers' money. Second, the committee is undertaking a wider charities module of which Rehab is merely a part. Effectively, people must understand that the committee, on behalf of the taxpayer, will deal with many charities in respect of various matters. Rehab is just one particular group and this is not personal but is about information. The committee is here to work on behalf of the taxpayers who are directing members and have given them a duty to get to the end of this module dealing with charities. While I reiterate this is not personal, I am proposing that Rehab should appear before the committee next Thursday in the spirit of co-operation, in order that members can deal with this area of the charities sector and reach the final conclusion.