Mr. Conor Woods:

We are working on the area of fees and income for the authority. The Charities Act does allow for charities to be charged a fee which may be determined by the Minister and will be set by the authority. Those costs will be charged to go towards the cost of establishing and maintaining the register.

It would be premature at this stage to indicate the level at which the fees will be set because the board has to go through its own process in conjunction with the chief executive designate and her team. Some form of fee will be coming down the track, however, and we will be consulting the Minister to work out the details of the fees in a collaborative manner.