Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he proposes to take in relation to the fact that a charity (details supplied) has had 49 staff leave since May 2013, and the fact that well over €100,000 has been paid out in legal fees; and the reason the warnings about the organisation were not thoroughly investigated when complaints were made. [41045/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The matters relating to the charity referred to by the Deputy are governance issues and come within the Charities Act legislation and the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA). The organisation in question provides an important service in delivering much needed care to animals in distress and has received funding from my Department to assist in its work in this area. This animal welfare charity is among 136 such bodies that received funding from my Department in 2013 and each recipient of aid, including the organisation in question has been provided with a Code of Practice which sets out recommendations to promote sound welfare and management practice to be adhered to.