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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Ms Madeleine Delaney: We did not use the information. We were obviously aware of the organisation and it might have mined some of our information for its work. Benefacts covered the charity and the not-for-profit sectors. Obviously we are just one subset of that and we never used Benefacts ourselves.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It was very useful to have the information in one location. I might ask the departmental official about a replacement for Benefacts. That was talked about at the time. I could not for the life of me understand why it would not have that in place before it closed down a valuable source of information. Where is that at the moment?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Mr. Jake Ryan: I thank the Chair. I understand the Department of Taoiseach is looking at national funding platform at the moment. We are continuing to engage and support it with that.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Is it not Mr. Ryan's Department that will be dealing with a replacement for that platform?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Mr. Jake Ryan: Not as far as I know.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It was my understanding that was the case. I can check that out with the Department of the Taoiseach. I am trying to figure out the information but our witnesses really are scratching around in the dark. Looking at other similar institutions in other jurisdictions, have they a stronger function? Have they more powers or information that is more readily available to them? What are we...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Ms Madeleine Delaney: The Chair has hit on the important point of information there. A difference in the other jurisdictions that is of advantage to them is that they supervise all of the charities on their register that apply through them. Therefore, the quality of the information and making sure their governance documents are what is required are all in a better position than it is for...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Ms Madeleine Delaney: None.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Ms Madeleine Delaney: The vast majority of the very important work of dealing with applications for registration and with the concerns that come in - and indeed that is done in the early stages of processing applications under the charity services Act, which is done at the EO grade - is basically our own training of those people. We are very lucky that we have some really good people that...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

The witnesses withdrew.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Business of Committee

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Ms Colette Drinan: Nos. 1 to 45 are the appropriation accounts for the financial year ending December 2023. They were presented to the Dáil by the Comptroller and Auditor General on 30 September with a clear audit opinion in all cases, which means the accounts properly present the transactions and financial position. For a number of accounts, certain matters were brought to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: There is nothing scheduled, but it would normally be up to us to put it on the work programme. Even if a general election is called, it may well be of value to indicate that intention because the next Committee of Public Accounts will pick up on it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Ms Colette Drinan: Basically, there are three different reports. The first was a conflict of interest analysis and report commissioned by the Minister. That is a confidential report that has been passed on to the Director of Public Prosecutions for further processing. There was an internal review, which the chairperson of An Bord Pleanála received on 26 July. As per the statement...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: We can agree that. The last time An Bord Pleanála was in, one of the key issues was staffing. It is such a pivotal issue. We talk about planning and constraints. One of the biggest constraints is for An Bord Pleanála not to have sufficient people to make decisions in a timely way on matters coming before it. A number of issues merit consideration so I think we can agree on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The Gathering Project 2013 had a turnover of nil. The Comptroller and Auditor General audits about 280 public bodies. Is it not wasteful to have something constantly there that has not had a remit in recent years?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Which body showed non-compliance with procurement rules?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Ms Colette Drinan: Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Ms Colette Drinan: The amount that was disclosed was €648,000 compared to the previous year when it was €1.2 million. There is, therefore, a downward trend. Waterford and Wexford ETB developed a corporate procurement plan in 2024 and states that it expects improvements in this space.