John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 34:

In page 28, to delete lines 6 and 7 and substitute the following:

"(o) contain such other information (if any)—

(i) as the Authority may reasonably require to enable it to perform its functions under this Act, and

(ii) as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Minister, and".

The Bill already specifies the information the organisations must provide at the time of application for entry onto the register of charities. However, it may be the case that the authority might consider it necessary, from time to time, to obtain additional information to help it make a determination, and this provision allows for that. Accordingly, amendment No. 34 enables the authority to request additional information at the time of application. Amendment No. 78 provides a similar power to the authority to request any additional information it needs at any time to enable it to fulfil its statutory role.

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