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

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 9, to delete line 4 and substitute the following: “(q) the advancement of human rights;

(r) any other purpose that is of benefit to the community, where that purpose is similar to any of those listed in paragraphs (a) to (q).”,”.

The amendment relates to section 4 and inserts a reference to a general open-ended charitable purpose after “(q) the advancement of human rights". It provides for a charitable purpose of benefit to the community and similar to the 13 other purposes set out in section 4. The amendment is necessary to ensure flexibility in the application process for both the Charities Regulator and an applicant by allowing for instances where a charitable organisation does not exactly match the description of any of the 13 purposes set out but is still of benefit to the community.