Ms Denise Charlton:

It is great to see the Deputy. She is absolutely right about the Community Foundation for Ireland. In working with donors we ensure we mind our due diligence and take the best care we can of the assets with which we are entrusted. On the other hand we understand that communities are really up against it. We also want to honour their requests while having as light a touch as possible. We are always thinking about the application process and how approvals can be made. We are also always at the end of the phone if people need support in applying to us. I am glad the Deputy has noticed that about us because it is our intention.

We do much work with prisoners and one of the groups is looking at prisoner rights. We also do much work in the Republic with the Irish Penal Reform Trust. We have a rolling fund and we hope to bring more investment, so if there are matters that people want us to consider or address, we would be delighted to do that. We have an open door. We hope to keep a small rolling fund for matters that emerge while we are doing the open grant rounds. I hope that answers the questions.