John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

While I accept the points made, there is provision to enable the regulatory authority to impose fees. It is not obliged to do so. The advice to me stipulates it would be remiss not to include such an enabling clause, although it will ultimately be a matter for the Minister to make a decision should the authority request that the clause be invoked. I do not propose to provide in primary legislation that one category of charity be automatically exempted from this clause. I am not accepting the amendment.

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