Charities regulator wants more powers of investigation

The charities regulator said laws giving it investigative powers must be enacted immediately.

Charities regulator wants more powers of investigation

John Farrelly also admitted his office only became aware of the alleged serious levels of deception and mis-management at suicide charity Console when he saw RTÉ’s Prime Time Investigates programme last week.

In an interview on RTÉ News, Mr Farrelly said up to that point the only concern raised with his office was “a one-liner from a particular person” who had concerns.

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