Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

General Scheme of the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion

Photo of Paul DonnellyPaul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Again under head 3, I refer to the definition of a member of a charitable organisation. A company limited by guarantee does not have shareholders, it has members so there is a view that the definition should include the term "or member". There is always confusion between a director and a member of a charity. Some people who join boards do not understand the difference where they are sitting on the board they are de facto legally responsible even though they are not a director. That may need a little more clarification. Will I go through the items one by one and we can come back?

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