Kenny: Using charity donations to top up salaries ‘not acceptable’

Using charity funds to top up the payments of some staff of the Central Remedial Clinic is “not acceptable in any circumstances”, the Taoiseach has said.

Enda Kenny stopped short of calling on the CRC board members to resign in light of recent revelations that some staff are benefiting from extra payments using money raised from its fundraising arm, Friends and Supporters of the CRC.

He said when people donate to charity, they expect it to be used for those who need it most; in this case the thousands of children with disabilities who use the services and facilities of the CRC.