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552 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the public concern in relation to fund raising for a hospice organisation (details supplied); and the steps, if any, that have been taken to ensure that the moneys collected on a charitable basis from the public have been applied to the purpose for which they were collected. [15232/96]
561 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Justice whether she has received the completed Garda report on the hospice fundraising activities of an organisation (details supplied); and if so, the action, if any, she proposes to take in respect of the proceeds of those fundraising activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14996/96]
565 Miss. Quill asked the Minister for Justice the outcome of the Garda inquiry into hospice fundraising activities by an organisation (details supplied); and the action, if any, she proposes to take to deal with this issue. [15013/96]
584 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice the action, if any, that has been taken in relation to the fund raising carried out in public for a hospice organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15230/96]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 552, 561, 565 and 584 together.
In an Adjournment Debate on 12 June 1996 about the regulation of the fundraising activities of charities, Deputy Quill outlined her concerns about the bona-fides of the hospice organisation referred to.
In replying to the debate on that occasion, Deputy Joan Burton, Minister of State at my Department, indicated that the Department of Justice had received an initial Garda report on this matter and that a further report was awaited. I wish to inform the Deputies that the Garda authorities have indicated that their inquiries into the fund raising activities of the organisation mentioned are ongoing. In the circumstances, it would be improper for me to add at this stage to what Minister of State Burton has already said in the matter.
