Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Without Ms Martin commenting, it seems clear from the evidence I have been given that this charity is working completely outside the rules. It is not registered but it is active and collecting money. It has cash on hand. It is flouting some of the recent legislative changes in this country, which is a serious problem. The Charities Regulator was contacted some months ago about it. I cannot understand the delay in stopping it. It is still active and live. It is still collecting money. How long would Ms Martin expect an investigation such as this to take? It is a little complicated if a fund has been in existence since the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s but surely it is the job of the Charities Regulator to sort out a group that is not registered but marketing itself online as a charity today.