'We'll establish who’s bogus and who’s not': Charity Regulator Chair promises reform
The body was set up in the wake of the controversies that surrounded the CRC and Rehab.
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The body was set up in the wake of the controversies that surrounded the CRC and Rehab.
The Oireachtas Health Committee is seeking to change the rules that currently prevent any other Oireachtas committee from investigating matters that are already being probed by the powerful Public Accounts Committee.
Some volunteers say they have been abused when fundraising by members of the public.
Oxfam has recorded an increase in sales this year. However, many are struggling to get stock in the door.
The founder of the charity described the situation as “regrettable”.
More than half of charities surveyed last month said their overall income has fallen in the last year though demand for their services is still rising.
The Central Remedial Clinic’s board were independently appointed based on their competences.
Minister Shatter had a set a deadline of this weekend, but instead will look to appoint the board “in the near future”.
The recommendations come after a HSE review of Section 38 pay agreement.
The motion at the organisation’s annual conference this weekend was unanimously defeated.
It is still not yet clear if the pair will turn up to the committee hearing tomorrow morning.
However, donations are up, with people giving larger amounts.
Kerins says that she is leaving because of “the toll that public controversy has taken on the Rehab Group and my own family”.
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Online survey conducted over last month shows direct impact of recent high-profile charities scandals.
Minister of State Paschal Donohoe says both he and the Taoiseach agree that Frank Flannery should face the Public Accounts Committee.
A letter from Minister James Reilly has detailed how ten organisations have confirmed their compliance.
Minister Alan Shatter said the Charities Act gives the framework needed to increase transparency and accountability across the charities sector.
Kerins’ package includes a six per cent define contribution payment.
Each of the 8,200 charities under its remit will then contribute to its administration.
The board of the Rehab Group is due to meet next Monday to discuss whether to disclose the salary of CEO Angela Kerins. Separately, Rehab executives will appear before the PAC within two weeks.
Speaking in the Seanad, the minister said Chief Executive and board appointments for the new regulatory authority will be made soon.
The poor box has been in existence since before the foundation of the State.
Deirdre Garvey of Wheel said charities need to “step up to the plate” and show the public that they are in line with best practice.
With pressure mounting, the board of the charity will meet on 17 February to decide whether or not to disclose its chief executive’s salary.
No losses were made by the charity itself, as it received €1.2 million from the government through the Charitable Lotteries Scheme during that time.
The group says the small profits laid out by the Justice Minister are due to regulation.
During a debate on the Charities Bill last night, Minister Alan Shatter revealed that the scheme made just €9,000 profit despite €3 million worth of sales.
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A former CRC chairman said that Kiely worked hard over three decades so “it is not as if he has not been entitled to some of it”.
The bill would see the Charities Regulatory Authority up and running by mid-2014.
All registered charities will have to provide reports to the authority each year on their activities.
Minister James Reilly said while he thought taking the CRC under state control was ‘premature’ he was not ruling it out.
We must – of course – question the behaviour and practises of Irish charities, but should also ask why they are providing so many vital services instead of the State, writes Ruairí McKiernan.
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