Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 November 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority

9:00 am

Photo of Imelda MunsterImelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Going back to the Console scandal, does the regulator not see this as something important for it to ensure is there and is available? In 2017, there were discussions about the regulator providing information on who is running a charity and how donations are spent. It provides information on the who but not on the donations. It could provide that information if it chose to do so but it has not done so yet. This is a matter of public concern or public interest. People could see how charities spend their donations. It would also help to ease the suspicion that has arisen because of the Console scandal. If people could see where their donations were being spent they would not have those suspicions about charities. I am surprised the regulator has not done it.

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