Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

I am asking about legislation. It is very simple. If the Ceann Comhairle listened, he would hear it. The groups are operating in the absence of legislation passed by the House, namely, the Charities Act 2009, sections 2 and 3 of which provide for the setting up of a charities register and a charities regulator. These provisions make it an offence for any company or group to represent itself as a charity and heavy penalties were to be brought. The legislation was passed last year, but it has not been enabled. Criminal gangs-----

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