Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

We do not want it to be like the planning process, whereby the planning authority seeks further information on the day planning permission is expected to be granted. We want people to be dealt with in a reasonable time once information is submitted. When an application is received by the regulator, necessary information should be sought within a very short period rather than at the end of the timeframe in which the application should be dealt with. I hope the Minister of State will deal with this. It is a matter of regulation and not of making it difficult for charities to do their jobs. I hope there will be a specified period in which applications must be dealt with, in addition to an appeals mechanism for applicants who want to appeal a decision.

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