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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Essentially, those who were appointed for the first time in 2018 and 2019 went through the PAS.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: A number of the board members who were there previously have been reappointed directly by the Minister and did not go through the PAS.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Sisk and Ms Keogh were appointed this year.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: They were appointed since the publication of the report.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I just wanted to check because when a name was mentioned a while ago, I looked through the report and could not find it. That is why I wanted to check the membership. Deputy O'Connell has some questions.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I presume people from the tourism industry are on the board of Bord Fáilte.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Grand.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I have a few questions. One of the documents we have been given provides a list of purposes that are of benefit to the community, broken down by category. These include the advancement of community welfare and many other categories. The area of human rights is mentioned. Is that allowed as a category?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Promoting human rights is not a charitable purpose, although promoting animal welfare is.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is excluded.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay. Are the main sporting organisations charities?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Are they excluded?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: They are excluded bodies. That is fine. I just want to get the background. Local Tidy Towns committees do work for the benefit of the community, youth and so on. Are they eligible?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Are many Tidy Towns groups or other community groups eligible?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Continuing to tease out this question, can the local community centre register as a charity in order to benefit from tax relief on its income?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Many community centres can register, as can Tidy Towns groups.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: The reason I ask is that I saw a picture of someone from a Tidy Towns committee in the book the regulator provided. I thought the group must be registered if it is featured in the book. That is fine. That kind of information could be important to local communities. They should know about the financial benefit in respect of tax. Will the representatives give me a flavour of community...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Mr. O'Halloran is referring to something like the childcare centre in Tralee.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Does a group have to be a registered charity for a set period before it can avail of tax relief?