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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 July 2004

Wednesday, 7 July 2004

Ceisteanna (321)

Breeda Moynihan-Cronin

Ceist:

331 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the proposed draft heads of Bill will be published in view of the fact that the consultation period in respect of his consultation paper on charities regulation is over; if he intends to legislate to deal with any situation whereby a charity raises money without the obligation to establish in a transparent way the money which has been spent on the purposes for which the charity was founded; if he intends to deal with any situation whereby charities become closed shops, refusing to admit persons to membership without due reason or maintaining situations in which the officerships and control of the organisations are vested in small, self-perpetuating groups of persons; if he intends to ensure that the standards of corporate governance applicable to charities are as rigorous as those applied to the corporate sector and to public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20804/04]

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In the interests of public information, we have posted the developments on the charities regulation web page of my Department's website, www.pobail.ie. Once again I invite Deputiesto access this dedicated web page, http://pobail/en/CharitiesRegulation/. The press release which I issued on 03 June 2004 after the public consultation had concluded is also posted on the web page. This addresses the issues raised in the Deputy’s question insofar as these lie within my Department’s remit.

The current estimated publication date for the draft legislation is the end of 2005. Preparation of the draft legislation, including its content, will be informed by the outcome of the public consultation. An external report on the public consultation is under preparation and is likely to be available by the end of September 2004, at which stage it will be posted on the web page.

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