Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I will turn to 11.15 of the C and AG's report on page 181, which states:

The checking included one spot check of the Peter McVerry Trust's expenditure, seeking invoices to substantiate expenditure in quarter 1 of €94,206. The [Dublin Region Homeless Executive] explained to the Department that quarter one funding is not invoice based and therefore the Department could [not] exercise the control check on invoices in quarters 2, 3 [and] 4. The Department accepted the [Dublin Region Homeless Executive's] explanation and stated that it would consider a further spot check of invoices in the next quarter, but this was not done.

It all seems very loose. I cannot see where there is that hands-on approach. When people see the Dublin Region Homeless Executive or the Charities Regulator, there is a degree of comfort that somebody has oversight but then it is not complied with. Does the Charities Regulator engage with the Dublin Region Homeless Executive in respect of that or has it any function on that?