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Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The core issue is that an organisation that might not use its full allocation of permit time might deliberately go out of its way not to inform the authorities of its difficulty. I would not be surprised if the Garda Síochána and officials were not aware of the problem because the type of violation is hidden. If the Minister of State were to reconsider the matter at a later stage in the...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 99: In page 64, line 28, to delete "may" and substitute "shall".

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It is interesting to note that the Minister of State has suggested an increase in the board's membership from nine to a potential 15, nearly double the initial figure. Three matters must be considered. When the figure was originally nine, the members were to be drawn from persons, each of whom "hold or formerly held judicial office in the Superior Courts" or "are barristers or solicitors of...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Given the Minister's response, I am prepared to withdraw the amendment. Also, the Minister's amendment has, to some extent, overshadowed Deputy Wall's amendment.

Charities Bill 2007: Fifth Stage (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the legislation. As in the case of other legislation, this Bill was slipping through the House under the radar, the manner in which most charity is done. I believe this is informative and important legislation. As stated by Deputy Ring earlier, it is necessary that the content of this legislation be publicised and promoted. We, as Irish people, have a strong tradition of...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Charitable organisations should only be struck off the register for profound and identifiable reasons. If a charity which is struck off has a board of directors, will some form of tracking be used to ensure the organisation does not submit a new application to be included in the register under a different name? While I take on board Deputy Ring's concern to ensure organisations are not...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I shall respond to the two amendments as well and begin by welcoming the Minister's amendment which is long overdue. There are two types of robbery for which people are committed. One gets robbed blindly, unknown to oneself, and one is robbed in the course of doing something only to discover one is doing something else one never intended. In the latter situation, there is a particular...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 82: In page 51, to delete lines 28 and 29.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 83: In page 54, line 30, after "public" to insert the following: ", unless the Tribunal decides, where it considers that in the particular circumstances of a case it is appropriate to do so, to conduct proceedings in private".

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: No.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I wish to clarify because this could be misconstrued.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: If someone had an annual church gate collection they would not have to apply on the date they are having the collection in order to keep the yearly cycle going. It is no harm to clarify for the House as the Bill moves through the Stages and is enacted. The Minister is saying that there is a six to 12 month window in which one can apply for the permit.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 90: In page 60, line 29, to delete "shall" and substitute "may". Amendment No. 91 provides that the chief superintendent concerned may refuse an application, or revoke a non-cash collection permit where he is of the opinion that collectors on behalf of the applicant have previously, or are likely to, so conduct themselves, whether by way of harassment, intimidation, or...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: On that basis I will withdraw the amendment.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 95: In page 63, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: "(a) The holder of a permit shall report to the relevant Chief Superintendent as to whether and to what extent the permit was availed of during the time permitted, and where a permit was not, or not fully, availed of, the Chief Superintendent may take that matter into account in determining whether to issue...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister of State should indicate to Members what he would categorise as an offence that would merit either of these penalties. Does this pertain to the concern that many organisations, which may be cloaking themselves as charities, only provide minimal amounts of the sums they collect to the actual charity involved? Is this the type of offence that is envisaged? I refer to cases in...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: For further clarity, in common with other householders, plastic bags are delivered to Members' doors on a regular basis from people who wish to collect clothes and similar items. There is some concern among the public that some of the organisations involved are not acting appropriately and that the clothes, shoes, books and so on that are being donated are not going to charities. Is this...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 30: In page 26, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: "(2) A once-off spontaneous collection to meet the needs of a specific community or personal tragedy or similar event which involves fundraising of not more than €50,000 over a period of not more than three months shall not require to be registered under this Act.". I recently had a poignant example of...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 31: In page 26, line 22, after "Minister" to insert the following: ", provided that no fee shall be charged in respect of a small charitable organisation, being an organisation which comes within a threshold prescribed by the Minister". The purpose of the amendment is to ensure an exemption from fees for small charitable organisations. As the section stands the...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I echo the comments made by Deputy Ring. I welcome the intent in the Minister of State's response that shows a common sense approach is to be taken here. Obviously, there are different kinds of charitable organisations. Some deal with millions of euro every year while others deal with tens and twenties of euro. The requirement to furnish annual reports is an easy task for a charitable...