Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2024-07-04
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Joe O'Brien (GP), Dublin Fingal

I thank the Senator for his question. Primarily it is the collective responsibility of a board of trustees. Issues can come to the regulator's attention when complaints are lodged by a member of the public or anyone else with the Charities Regulator. The regulator can engage collectively with the organisation if there are concerns around whether there has been proper governance. If the regulator is to be engaged, it would usually need to be brought to the regulator's attention unless there is something obvious in terms of annual returns where the regulator can proactively engage.

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