Housing McVerry Trust claims full €15 million government bailout as charity seeks new auditorHousing and homeless charity subject to ongoing probe by Charities Regulator
Housing Department under fire over refusal to disclose McVerry Trust restructuring planHousing officials in stand-off with TDs on Oireachtas committee over future of housing and homeless charity
Housing McVerry Trust claims €9m of government bailout so far as it awaits sign off on restructuring planFinal payment of €5 million is expected to be paid to the charity next month, granted it meets a number of government conditions
Housing Peter McVerry Trust announces new chief executive as it seeks to turn around financial difficultiesThe housing and homeless charity has appointed Niall Mulligan, the current national secretary of St Vincent de Paul, as its new chief executive
Housing McVerry Trust will be compelled to appear for questioning if it declines another invite, says housing committee chairEmbattled charity and Department of Housing have been asked to face questions from the committee once more after declining previous invitations
Housing Department and homeless executive rule out housing committee meeting on McVerry TrustOireachtas housing committee was due to hear from representatives of embattled housing chariety next week
Housing Former McVerry Trust chief appointed head of operations at approved housing body iCareFrancis Doherty stood down from the trust in October following a series of reports into “potential financial issues” at the charity
Politics McVerry Trust says it is not in a position to face questions from housing committee over financial turmoilCharity also said it could not discuss a recent €15 million government bailout with TDs as it has not yet met the criteria for the funding
Housing Darragh O’Brien casts doubt over McVerry Trust’s role in future housing projectsHousing minister says ministerial appointments will be made to the board of the embattled homelessness charity
Housing McVerry Trust blocked from disposing of assets without government approvalHousing Minister Darragh O’Brien insists that “urgent” steps are taken to strengthen charity’s financial and governance oversight
Housing Cabinet approval to be sought for €15m bailout of Peter McVerry TrustMemo to be brought to cabinet seeking emergency funding for the embattled organisation to allow it to continue providing services
Housing Peter McVerry Trust receives emergency funding from DRHE Dublin Region Homeless Executive issued funds to embattled housing charity for continuity of services
Politics Peter McVerry Trust to face grilling from politiciansOireachtas housing committee to summon homelessness charity as controversy continues over its governance and financial structures
Housing Peter McVerry Trust bought nine Offaly apartments developed by former auditor Donal Ryan, who developed the units in Birr in 2018, audited the troubled charity between 2006 and 2022
Housing Embattled Peter McVerry Trust requests more than €5 million emergency funding from stateThe Peter McVerry Trust received €38.3 million in state funding in 2021
Housing Future of Peter McVerry Trust uncertain as scale of financial problems revealedA series of investigations has been launched into the finances and governance at the troubled charity and its chief executive has resigned and been replaced
Housing Former council boss appointed interim chief executive of Peter McVerry Trust Danny McLoughlin’s appointment comes amid a series of high-level probes into governance and financial matters at the charity
Housing Former McVerry Trust chief Pat Doyle resigns from government’s Housing CommissionDoyle stood down as the charity’s chief executive in May
Housing Darragh O’Brien asks McVerry Trust to confirm PwC will manage running of troubled housing bodyO’Brien wrote to the board following the resignation of Francis Doherty, the charity’s chief executive, on Wednesday
Housing Charities watchdog appoints inspectors to investigate Peter McVerry Trust as crisis deepens Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, has said the board of charity has “questions to answer” following financial concerns