Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I agree with this amendment. People give their time free to charities. In any organisation people can make mistakes. Nobody should be personally liable if they are doing something in a voluntary capacity. It is not easy at this time to get people to work on behalf of charities. Their home, family or livelihood should not be put at risk if they make a genuine mistake. There should be some insurance coverage from the charity and it should come from the funds. The person should not be out of pocket when they are giving their time, effort and commitment to the charity.

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