Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Public Accounts Committee

Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Catherine ArdaghCatherine Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Obviously there were the matters that came up, including the transfer to New Directions - bizarre; applying for an €8 million loan - bizarre; and the situation relating to the auditor's brother. There seems to have been so much governance and financial irregularity that we are probably only scratching the surface today.

I have a final question. What was Mr. Doherty's formal step in alerting the powers that be, such as AHBRA, the Charities Regulator and An Garda Síochána? How did it all come to light from Mr. Doherty's end? What actions did he take?