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

Kate O'Connell: That is the sort of thing I am asking about. It would seem bizarre to me if, for example, the Irish Cancer Society had money in that fund which was being invested in vaping, cigarettes, cannabis production or such.

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

Kate O'Connell: Does the Charities Regulator have a document or parameters in which it is prepared to work regarding responsible investment policy? What other red line issues are there? Did Davy say there was no problem or did it say it would invest in what it wanted to? Is it obliged to listen to the regulator when it directs the investment.

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

Kate O'Connell: If a private company is managing a fund, who decides to write that letter? Who decides, for example, to focus on tobacco? Investment funds support many nasty things. Who decided that was the nastiest thing to put in the letter?

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

Kate O'Connell: When that was highlighted to the regulator, did it look any further into other things that might not be so pleasant to invest in or did it leave it at the tobacco?

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

Kate O'Connell: I imagine it is important that investments are sustainable for the climate and environment. It seems incomplete to not invest in tobacco but then to not invest in any other thing.

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

Kate O'Connell: We spoke about standardised forms of reporting. Deputy Catherine Murphy might have mentioned it. The witnesses referred to less than 1% of people in the charitable sector being paid more than €70,000. That compares to the private sector, where 13% are paid more than €70,000. The witnesses used a nurse as an example. I do not think that anybody would expect that a nurse who...

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

Kate O'Connell: If a charity is paying its CEO €500,000 and its nurse is paid the same as a hospital nurse, whose business is it to look into the salaries of the top brass?

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

Kate O'Connell: Does Ms Martin feel that is essential?

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

Kate O'Connell: Ms Martin referred to recommendations. Would this only happen if people felt like giving the regulator the figures or does the regulator want it to be statutory?

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

Kate O'Connell: Would the regulator cap the pay?

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

Kate O'Connell: If I set up a charity and want to pay my CEO €500,000 while I do not pay anybody else any money while they are working for the charity, is that still possible? Who will weed out that practice?

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

Kate O'Connell: Once the flag is raised, what does the regulator do?

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

Kate O'Connell: If it meets the charity test and the people still pay themselves a lot, there is very little that the regulator can do.

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

Kate O'Connell: What can the regulator do?

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

Kate O'Connell: If the person feels that he or she is worth €500,000, the Charities Regulator can do nothing.

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

Kate O'Connell: What do the inspectors do?

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

Kate O'Connell: What can the regulator do?

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

Kate O'Connell: What is the punishment? An inspector comes in and the person is called out, but that person is still going home with €500,000. How does one fix it? I think Ms Martin is saying that the Charities Regulator cannot fix it.

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

Kate O'Connell: What is the role of the Charities Regulator with unregistered charities, where people are purporting to be a charity but they are not registered? If I put up a website and say that I am going to do a run with Deputy Fleming for charity, then we pocket the money, having advertised myself as a charity, what can the regulator do in that case even though I am not registered? What is the...

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

Kate O'Connell: There is a case of a company, Gianna Care, that advertises itself on its website as a charitable organisation. There was a complaint about it six months ago or longer. It describes itself as providing crisis pregnancy care. It has the Gianna Care walk for hope, love and support, and so on. It is not a registered charity. A complaint was made to the Charities Regulator and was brought to...