Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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556. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an organisation (details supplied) is not registered as a charitable organisation, if it can accept gifts. [41408/17]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Under Section 41 of the Charities Act 2009 it is an offence for any person to advertise on behalf of, to invite members of the public to give money or property to, or to accept such money or property on behalf of, a charitable organisation that is not registered, or for an unregistered charitable organisation to carry on such activities. In addition, it is an offence under Section 46 of the Act for a body (other than a registered charitable organisation), to describe itself or its activities in a manner that would cause a member of the public to reasonably believe that the body was a charitable organisation.

I am advised that the organisation (referred to by the Deputy is not currently on the Charities Regulator’s Register of Charities.   If anybody has concerns that a charitable organisation is in breach of the Charities Act 2009 they should forward details of these concerns to the Charities Regulator.  All concerns received by the Charities Regulator are actively reviewed.