73 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will enter discussions with the Garda Commissioner aimed at launching an effective Garda operation targeting groups and businesses that fraudulently collect second-hand clothes from householders under the guise of being charities in view of the growing scale of the problem, which has recently been reported to net profits in the region of €10 million a year, and in view of the negative impact the practice has on legitimate charities. [40229/08]

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73 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will enter discussions with the Garda Commissioner aimed at launching an effective Garda operation targeting groups and businesses that fraudulently collect second-hand clothes from householders under the guise of being charities in view of the growing scale of the problem, which has recently been reported to net profits in the region of €10 million a year, and in view of the negative impact the practice has on legitimate charities. [40229/08]

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1. 13 November 2008

   Garda Investigations.

   73 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will enter discussions with the Garda Commissioner aimed at launching an effective Garda operation targeting groups and businesses that fraudulently collect second-hand clothes from householders under the guise of being charities in view of the growing scale of the problem, which has recently been reported to net profits in the region of €10 million a year, and in view of the negative impact the practice has on legitimate charities. [40229/08]

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