Former Senator Jillian VanTurnhout says fraudulent charities need to be shut down.
Her comments follow the revelations made about Console on the RTÉ Investigations Unit on Prime Time last night.
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The founder and CEO Paul Kelly along with his wife Patricia resigned following controversy over deception and mis-management at the suicide charity.
The programme also alleges that Mr Kelly represented himself as a priest – while seeking funds for a charity in the 80's.
Jillian VanTurnhout says an investigation needs to be carried out quickly.