Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)

What is the point of making the voluntary code return if the Charities Regulator is not looking at and red flagging some of the things that are contained in those returns? First, does the Charities Regulator need to revisit this? Second, should charities that are in receipt of funds or that have revenue over a certain amount have a statutory code? Why is there only a voluntary code? We are talking about tens of millions here. On the one side, we have a charity that is supposed to be helping the most vulnerable people in society and, on the other side, it seems to be used for a slush fund. It is outrageous. If it was not for Mr. Doherty, I do not think any of us would ever know about this.