Michael Mullins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

People are justifiably outraged by media reports and the information emerging from the Committee of Public Accounts on the salaries and top-ups being paid to the chief executives of various organisations. Complete transparency is required from all organisations in receipt of State aid. I am seriously concerned about the impact these developments are having on charitable organisations which provide vital services for vulnerable people and aid for people in the most deprived and underprivileged parts of the world. I ask the Leader to arrange a major debate early in the new year to identify what the Oireachtas can do to get the public back on track with various charitable organisations. If some of these organisations continue to experience the decline in income they are reporting, many vulnerable people will not receive a service next year. It is vital that the Seanad take a proactive role in trying to undo the significant damage being done by a handful of greedy people who have abused their positions, aided and abetted by boards of management which have not do their job.