Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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863. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts for which a commencement order has yet to be signed in her Department; the reason for the delay; when commencement orders will be signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4767/22]

Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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My Department has governance responsibility for the Charities Regulator, and for legislation governing charities.

Under the Charities Act 2009, there are seven remaining sections of the 2009 Act to be commenced, section 89 and sections 93 to 98 respectively.

My Department is currently preparing the Charities (Amendment) Bill, which proposes amendments to the 2009 Act, including consideration of the remaining sections of that Act that have not been commenced will be undertaken as part of the drafting process.

It is my intention that this Bill will be presented for the consideration of Government in the near future.