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THE HSE HAS recommended that 100 charities in receipt of public funds should have allowances stopped.
In a letter sent to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee, the executive says that it has reviewed 202 of the organisations, receiving 143 business cases from agencies that are seeking approval for unapproved payments to senior staff.
A further 59 have staff below the pay threshold.
Of the 143 business cases, reports today say that the HSE says that over 100 of the allowances should be stopped immediately, with 36 to stopped pending a review.
The recommendations come after the HSE carried out an internal review of Section 38 pay agreements after the revelation that many agencies were in breach of the HSE pay cap.
Legally, as the HSE is not the employer of the staff, there are questions as to how the allowances will be stopped.
The head of HR at the HSE Barry O’Brien has been sent to all of the affected agencies, with the Irish Independent reporting that O’Brien has warned that all documentation will be supplied to the Public Accounts Committee.
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This charity area is showing up as a minefield. Such a shame that the people who the charity is supposed to help are now going to suffer more.
A charity regulator that does not fall afoul of political parties that get money to charities, which buy stall space at political party conferences. Where every incoming donation on a charity’s bank account is made public in real time. Where anonymous donations totalling more than €10k per annum are sent to the state to redistribute to all charities is the only way.
The regulator cannot be another political puppet or bag man.
The charity common purpose uses public money to create “leaders who lead outside authority.??
Everyone knows CP runs the HSE.
If we could have a clear definition of what a ‘charity’ is, then we could make some informed decisions when we are asked to contribute, both as private citizens and forced to, when politicians distribute our taxes.
The perfect example is Rehab, who ask for our money as a ‘charity’ but pay salaries as if a ‘business’, and this is decided upon by themselves it seems.
We have charities because the Government will not accept responsibility for health care, housing and other services. Charities should be regulated and a condition-less cap on all salaries.If tax payer’s money is being used in any organization then their accounts and personnel are public interest.
I wonder if it ‘aid’ based charities spending EU and Irish taxes on political lobbying instead of the outsourced HSE function which they are ill equiped to do and their CEOs are overpaid to do. CEOs who only seek more grants to propagate their ineptitude and moralising.
Any chance we can see some of the ‘allowances’………or are they confined to a ‘comedy’ section in the Journal?
“Should” being the key word…won’t change anything
“The organisers of the London marathon have denied claims that up to three-quarters of the charitable funds raised by last year’s race failed to reach good causes, after a documentary cast doubt over the fundraising activities.” http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/apr/09/london-marathon-chiefs-rebut-dispatches-fundraising-claims
I saw that documentary back in 2010. You should’ve see the faces of runners [ who just finished the marathon ] when they found out what % of donations goes into causes. None of the runners got the number right.
BUT it’s not clear whether either of 2 companies behind London Marathon event get State sponsorship.
Under the freedom of information act you can find out who they are.
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