Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The issue we have with that is that An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice have been consistent in their response that they do not have the capacity to enforce the amendments. In response, the Charities Regulator has created guidelines for charitable organisations and fundraising from the public to address issues around fundraising for charities. We are told consistently that the reason the section is not being commenced is that the capacity to implement it is not there.