Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Charities Regulatory Authority
2:00 pm
Mr. John Farrelly:
I think it is critical, and I am not sure that the necessary training and support is in place. At the very least, we can put in place some measures. I met my Northern Ireland, English and Scottish counterparts. One of the things we suggested was a board pack specifically to allow people to fill in the dots. This is part of the idea of leveraging this sector and the private sector to produce ideas which we can then examine and decide whether to endorse or roll out. Certainly, in the case of trustees, we have no wish to scare people off. This will only ever be solved by having decent people of integrity who are not afraid to make the right call. There could be really good people who simply do not get that they have to make a given call. Supporting them is critical, as is co-ordinating the exercise. It is a question of balance. One of the functions we have is supporting trustees in that regard.
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