Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Provisional Council Regulation on Statute for a European Foundation: Discussion

10:05 am

Photo of Marcella Corcoran KennedyMarcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. Forrest for his presentation. We are philanthropic people in Ireland in both the cultural and charitable spheres. We donate substantially per capita to various organisations. What would be the advantage to these organisation of engaging with this process? A philanthropy scheme has been introduced for the arts in this country. If somebody engaged with the scheme, how would the statute benefit them? How would it benefit a charitable organisation focused on social good in practical terms?