James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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In how many instances has that happened? As the Peter McVerry Trust grew between 2011 and 2022, I understand that it took over nine separate charities. The trust’s remit is supposed to be housing and homelessness, but the purpose of one of those charities was the advancement of religion, which is not one of the trust’s charitable purposes. The trust is in receipt of significant funding. I just want some insight into this matter. The regulator gets a lot of State funding. How often has the regulator stepped in to undertake an investigation on its own merit or where it felt an organisation was so large that it needed to step in?