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- Charities Regulation. (5 Oct 2004)
Brian O'Shea: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his Department's proposals for a league table of charities to allow for more public information regarding the way in which money is spent by charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23056/04]
- Charities Regulation. (5 Oct 2004)
Noel Ahern: The Government decided it was unacceptable to continue to have a completely unregulated charities sector. In the programme for Government we undertook to enact a comprehensive reform of the law relating to charities to ensure accountability and to protect against abuse of charitable status and fraud. Some areas of charitable fund-raising are particularly vulnerable to abuse under the current...
- Charities Regulation. (5 Oct 2004)
Brian O'Shea: In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, did the Minister receive a request from the United Nations, which went out to member countries, to review the laws governing charities? The UN claimed that a number of charities were being used for fund-raising and money laundering for international terrorist organisations. If this took place, has the Minister had the opportunity to investigate?...
- Charities Regulation. (5 Oct 2004)
Noel Ahern: Yes. The programme for Government includes a provision for a totally new regime for charities. I am pleased this was included because the relevant legislation has been in force for more than 40 years. Since the 1990s, three reports have been drawn up to suggest the action we should take, including those drawn up by the Law Reform Commission and the Minister of State at the Department of...
- Charities Regulation. (5 Oct 2004)
Brian O'Shea: Will the Minister confirm that some charities here do no fund-raising? Does he not think it urgent, if it is a possibility that so-called charities are fund-raising or money laundering for terrorist organisations, that something should be done in advance of the legislation? As this type of activity can lead to awful terrorist acts, must we wait for the legislation? Can something be done in...
- Charities Regulation. (5 Oct 2004)
Noel Ahern: I do not think anything can be done in the interim. It is full steam ahead as far as the Department is concerned. However, this is not simple legislation. If we manage to get it published by the end of next year, we will be doing well. It will be a comprehensive Bill with more than 200 heads. Public consultations have been held and in recent days the independent evaluation of the submissions...