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- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Have the witnesses also reviewed the 2023 accounts of the Peter McVerry Trust?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Did Mr. O'Leary hear the evidence given to the committee this morning by the former CEO, Mr. Doherty?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Will Ms Delaney answer those two questions?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: What we heard this morning will shake the confidence of many people in two sectors which the witnesses' organisations have responsibility for regulating, namely, approved housing bodies and separately, charities. The reports both organisations carried out are incredibly thorough but I want to bring them back to when they first became aware of the issues. I will start with Ms Delaney because...
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The former CEO - I will use the phrase "CEO 2" because there was CEO 1 as well - so Mr. Doherty who was here with us, said to the committee that he felt that had the Charities Regulator stepped in earlier, some of the issues could have been resolved more quickly. In hindsight, and I accept it is difficult to apply, does Ms Delaney agree with that statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Ms Delaney said "some cash flow issues". Mr. Doherty has said in correspondence to us that he described them as "abnormal cash flow issues". Is there disagreement between the two parties?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: At the Committee of Public Accounts meeting on 17 October, that is how it was described. It was described as not as significant as what we heard this morning.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Did Ms Delaney believe at that point that the viability or liquidity of the organisation was at risk?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: I am particularly concerned about the service users in that moment. If cash flow became an issue, there could be a situation of an immediate closure, which would result in people not being able to avail of services. Surely cash flow issues outside the normal parameters would have flagged something from the regulator's perspective. It is not concerned with service delivery because it has a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The trust also notified the Charities Regulator that it had notified Mr. O'Leary's organisation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Did Mr. O'Leary share the concern I outlined earlier about service delivery and so on?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: That is March of 2023.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: What leads Mr. O'Leary to say that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: This was in advance of the first CEO leaving the organisation and the new CEO taking over.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The new CEO took over on 1 June.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Those documents were available to and approved by the board.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Was AHBRA's correspondence with Mr. Doherty or the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Did both parties provide the same assurance?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Will Mr. O'Leary elaborate on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Perhaps in general terms. Mr. O'Leary said they did not both provide the same assurance regarding the sale of assets.