Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

We have instituted the extension of the annual compliance statement process to the larger of the section 39 organisations. Under it, the board and chair of a voluntary body have to provide a list of assurances to us regarding governance, risk management and a variety of other matters. It started in 2014 with the section 38 agencies and was extended in 2016 to those section 39 bodies in receipt of more than €3 million per annum, approximately 455 organisations. I would have to check the exact timing but we have also instituted an external review by Deloitte of section 38 organisations. I am certain that we have at least brought forward the completion date of that review from the end of 2018 to the end of 2017. Based on a number of internal reports, we have also written to all board chairs advising them and their boards of some common issues that have been appearing. We are seeking to improve capacity within our CHOs so that, where engagement is a problem, they have sufficient resources to engage more frequently with some of the voluntary organisations, given that there are more than 2,000 of the latter in total.