Duties, Directors, Board Evaluations, Corporate Patrick Downes Duties, Directors, Board Evaluations, Corporate Patrick Downes

Board Evaluations

If you are looking for a way to improve your Board's performance, consider engaging Lionheart Corporate Governance to conduct your Board evaluation. Lionheart can help you identify areas where the board is excelling and areas where it can improve. Lionheart can also help you develop a plan to address any potential problems.

Feel free to contact us at admin@lionheart.ie or fiona@lionheart.ie

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Duties, Directors, Board Evaluations, Corporate Patrick Downes Duties, Directors, Board Evaluations, Corporate Patrick Downes

Why EDI is Important for Irish Charities

In today's rapidly evolving society, it seems to us that the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are not just moral imperatives but strategic necessities. At Lionheart Corporate Governance, we believe that embedding these values into the core of regulated Irish charities can crystallise profound societal change, ensuring that every individual and our community thrives.

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Virtual AGM Legislation

Extension to Virtual AGM Legislation

In a welcome decision from Government the Covid-19 pandemic-related provisions that let businesses hold virtual Annual General Meetings have been extended by the Government through to the end of 2023.

The government approved the further extension of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act's interim provisions in relation to the Companies Act 2014 and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893. 

More information may be found HERE

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Government Spring Programme 2023

Spring Legislation Programme

Government Chief Whip, Minister Hildegarde Naughton has published the Spring Legislative Programme containing 38 bills for publication and priority drafting by Ministers in the forthcoming Oireachtas session.

The programme has been approved by Cabinet and is published following engagement and consultation with government departments, officials and the Office of the Attorney General.

Link to the programme HERE

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New Legislation

New SEAR Legislation

As the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022 ("Bill") moves quickly through the Irish parliamentary process, the implementation of an Irish Individual Accountability Framework, including a Senior Executive Accountability Regime ("SEAR"), has picked up speed.

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New Legislation

New Sick Leave Legislation

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, has confirmed the new entitlement to employer-paid sick leave which comes into effect 1st January 2023. Workers will now be entitled to up to 3 days of employer-paid sick leave in a year, paid at 70% of gross salary up to a cap of €110 per day.

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RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

November 2022

• Advising a National Charity in the Early Years’ Service Provider sector and other educational bodies and institutions on the preparation and implementation of Strategic Plan’s. Facilitating stakeholder engagement sessions and undertaking Board evaluation’s against the relevant Codes.

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