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

Perhaps my next point does not fall in Revenue's area, but I was concerned last week by some of the reasons for which someone could get charitable status, including the advancement of religion and the advancement of education. Deputy Burke spoke about historical allowances and tax credits. With a view to tidying up the system, has Revenue considered moving the goalposts in terms of what is advancement of religion or education? If there are organisations whose reason for having a tax exemption is the advancement of religion, how much of that is interrogated? Some religions are very wealthy. Surely there is a great deal of revenue that could be gathered.