Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 March 2004
139 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will give details of the various reports into the law on charities published over the past 30 years; and when he expects to publish a new charities Bill. [7554/04]
View answerThe examination and research which have been undertaken gave rise to the Costello (1990) and Burton (1996) reports, which focused primarily on charitable fund-raising issues. More recently, there was a review of existing law in certain common law jurisdictions, for which Arthur Cox was the lead consultant (2002). Also in 2002, the Law Society report examined and made recommendations concerning the key legal issues at the core of charity law reform.
The Deputy can access both the Arthur Cox and the Law Society reports on the dedicated charities regulation page of my Department's website, www.pobail.ie. The up-to-date position at any given time on progress in preparation of the draft legislation can also be accessed on this page, under “Key Milestones: Latest”.
