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- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: As far as Mr. Doherty is aware, it is not compliant with fire safety regulations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: I thank Mr. Doherty. That concludes our engagement with him this morning. I thank him for appearing today and for the evidence he provided.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: We will commence our second session. I welcome the representatives of the Charities Regulator: Ms Madeleine Delaney, chief executive, and Ms Rachel Rodgers, director of legal affairs and registration. I also welcome representatives of the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority: Mr. Fergal O'Leary, chief executive, and Ms Antonia Smyth, head of regulatory oversight and communications....
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: I invite Mr. O'Leary to make an opening statement on behalf of AHBRA. As set out in the letter of invitation, he has five minutes to make his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: I thank Mr. O'Leary for that. We are due to finish this session at approximately 1 p.m. I ask members to work with me in terms of the time and to try and stay within the allocated times. We are here to discuss the funding of the trust and the Charities Regulator's report of 2024 is relevant to that. Is the Charities Regulator happy to discuss that report with us today?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: Okay. Is AHBRA, which has also reported on the issues, happy to discuss its report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: I will now open the floor to members. Again, the first speaker is Deputy McAuliffe who has 15 minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: I ask Ms Delaney to respond briefly, if possible.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: Perhaps that could be circulated.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: Deputy Geoghegan, we try not to name third parties.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: Again, Deputy Geoghegan, we try not to name third parties.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: To conclude, Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: The Department will be in later so the Deputy will have an opportunity to ask that question again.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: I ask the Deputy to refrain from making reference to or identifying third parties who are not here to-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: I thank Deputy Ardagh. I have a number of questions for Ms Delaney and the Charities Regulator. In the preceding 12 months, before everything came to light, what kind of engagement did the Charities Regulator have with the trust?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: When was that complaint lodged?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: You were satisfied-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: -----with the outcome and that there was no necessity for you to get in touch with health and safety or anything.
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: Is Ms Delaney satisfied that any issues identified or brought to her attention have been addressed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (20 Nov 2025)
John Brady: In relation to Mr. O'Leary, we know the body initiated the pilot scheme back in March. He made reference to 15 other organisations as part of that. How were those 15 organisations, which included the trust, selected?