Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will take the opportunity, and it is very relevant to the Deputy's question, to acknowledge the fact that this is this is Charity Trustees' Week. It is a week of acknowledging and recognising the efforts of over 76,000 volunteers who are trustees of Ireland's 11,500 registered charities. There is an extensive calendar of events this week organised in partnership with Boardmatch Ireland, Carmichael, the Charities Institute Ireland, Dóchas, Pobal, Volunteer Ireland and The Wheel. As well as celebrating the work of charity trustees, this week's events are designed to provide support and insights to help trustees fulfil their roles and responsibilities, which is also a focus of the forthcoming charities Bill. The events are open to members of the public who want to learn more about the important role of charity trustees in Ireland's charities and how they can get involved. A key event as part of this week is the Good Governance Awards, organised by Carmichael. These awards seek to acknowledge, encourage and promote good governance practices in the area of annual reports and other areas of good governance practice and to support and encourage the non-profit sector to use its annual reports and financial statements to showcase its embracement of, and adherence to, good governance.

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