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- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: That is a fairly significant statement. We are dealing with large amounts of money here. I could not see how the Charities Regulator could have the capacity to do that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: Is it fair to say that the Charities Act, which dates from 2009, needs to be updated? What would be the top three aspects that need to be updated?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: What powers does the Charities Regulator need?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: It is a case of bringing those powers across to companies as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: That is another point we should take on board.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: Again, the committee is here to help the Charities Regulator on this issue. I agree with Ms Martin 100%. I looked at the percentages showing where donations went under headings such as education, religion, benefit to the community, poverty and economic hardship. I then looked at the funds being left to various organisations under each category. I was very taken by the low figure for...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: Let us get some clarity on this because the figure has been bouncing around the place.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: Over what period of time?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: What period of time is that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: The figure for that year was €2.9 billion.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: How do we break down how much was left or given in a charitable way by various individuals, philanthropists and organisations?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: Let us take a step back, if Ms Martin does not mind. We have a figure for total income in 2017. Do we know what amount and percentage of that was from charitable donations?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: Why is that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: I want to dig into this issue because it is one of my main concerns. We have been around the houses in this committee on numerous occasions with issues relating to the third level sector. We did a specific report on it, in fact, and there is a whole quagmire of issues relating to how third level funding operates in respect of third party organisations, etc. We hear a lot about...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: They are outside of the process?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: Looking at the round picture, significant amounts are being given by organisations to third level colleges, universities, etc. From a process point of view, in terms of how that funding is spent, is it true that the Charities Regulator is very limited in terms of how it can analyse whether those moneys have been used appropriately, including, in many cases, for charitable purposes?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: That is my point.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: This is a huge issue and we have gone around the houses on it. I thank Mr. McCarthy for the information he provided. I am glad we teased the matter out this morning because there seems to be a big hole here in terms of accountability. We spent years, on and off, dealing with issues relating to the third level sector. Indeed, we did a whole programme on it. Will Ms Martin confirm that...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: However, the foundations do not.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)
Alan Kelly: We have the 2017 figure. How much went through each foundation in that year?