Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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I thank Ms Drinan.

I was involved in the Charities (Amendment) Act, which was passed by the select committee on rural and community development, of which I am a member. Ms Delaney said that some parts of this important Act are not commenced yet. I was going to say "Bill", but it was signed into law on, I think, 10 July. There were earlier questions about staffing and resourcing for the Charities Regulator. This Bill will put extra work on the regulator. A lot of the provisions of the Bill are very good in terms of lessening the onerous workload Deputy McAuliffe talked about, for example. If we are to commence all parts of the Act, which I would like to see happen, will that have an impact on the regulator's resourcing?