Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The way our education system is set up probably comes as a big surprise to the vast majority of people. It is publicly funded in terms of the building of schools and the payment of teachers. There is an inadequate amount of money provided to run schools, hence the reason fundraising is required. It is would come as a surprise to people and they would not think that their national school, for example, was a charity. Does the Charities Regulator's office look at comparisons with other countries in terms of what ends up being a charity in this country as opposed to, say, our European counterparts? Is there a remit from that point of view that the Charities Regulator's office will fulfil?