John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

I thank Deputy Ring for withdrawing the amendment. We will be working in close co-operation with charities during the bedding-in period over the first year or two. I remind the Deputy that a five-year review of the legislation is built into it. The emphasis of the legislation and the set up of the charities regulatory authority is intended to be easy for charities to use. That is evident in the specific provisions we have made throughout the legislation. We are not trying to be overly prescriptive. We are conscious that many of the charities involve a small number of people and we do not want the regulation to be a burden on them that detracts from their primary purpose.

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