Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I welcome the amendment, because there are professional people who give a good deal of time to charity. There may be times when such people need to be paid for work done. It is only right that this is the case, provided there is no conflict. If such a person is an auditor, he or she should not be allowed to audit the accounts. However, if someone were to do professional work, which costs money and a good deal of time, that person is entitled to get paid for it.

I refer to the single charities. The Minister of State, Deputy Curran, stated the matter is technical and that there are not many charities in the country with only one person as a director. The reason this is included is to allow for a case where there might be an anomaly in the Bill, which I accept.

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