Lack of regulation costing charities tens of thousands of euro in lost donations - The Irish Times - Wed, Sep 12, 2012

Lack of regulation costing charities tens of thousands of euro in lost donations - The Irish Times - Wed, Sep 12, 2012: OPINION: THE CHARITIES Act went on to the statute book in February 2009, and Minister for Justice Alan Shatter took over responsibility for putting it into force following the formation of the Coalition in 2011.

To date, the Act has still not been put into operation, with the exception of two minor provisions. The Minister has declared that he will not be moving to start the rest of the Act any time soon, because we cannot afford the additional costs of establishing a new charities regulatory authority.