Charities Regulatory Authority board
Pearse Doherty asked when the Charities Act commencement order would be signed and whether the regulator’s board had been appointed, but the Ceann Comhairle redirected the discussion.
There has been much talk about the recent top-up payment scandal in the Central Remedial Clinic and possibly in other charities. The first function of the Charities Regulatory Authority is to increase public trust and confidence in the management and administration of charitable trusts and organisations. Will the Tánaiste agree that the commencement order for the Charities Act 2009 must be made as soon as possible? Will he clarify when it will be signed? Has the board of the regulatory authority been populated, as the Minister for Justice and Equality suggested in July would happen before the end of the year? If the Government is dealing with this matter, why has the board not yet been established to restore public trust and confidence in the management and administration of charitable trusts and organisations across the State?
Will the Government allow for the scheduling of a debate, with accurate information provided, on the recent asset quality test of the banks undertaken by the Central Bank? More questions than answers seem to have arisen because of this exercise.
