Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Last Monday, I spoke at the Anglesea Street policing forum in Cork, at which many businesses expressed their concerns regarding the enforcement of the Charities Act. In this context, I wish to raise two items with the Minister. The first is the on-street selling of petitions and pertains to collections permits. It came to light at the meeting that some charities are flying people into Cork Airport on a particular day and then fly them out that night. The second and most pertinent point is in regard to the activities of utilities companies such as EirGrid, Eircom and so on outside post offices. In certain parts of Cork city, people are being forced to sign a change of utility company declaration. Is there an opportunity for people to be able to renege on such a pressurised signing of a declaration?

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