Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. O’Connor and thank him for his opening statement. He has considerable background and experience. I wish him well in his new role as chairman of the Charity Appeal Tribunal.

There has been much discussion about the allocation of resources by the Minister to the Charities Regulatory Authority and staffing issues in the agency. Is Mr. O’Connor confident that the staff complement he has been provided with is adequate? Will the staffing issues in terms of the investigatory powers and oversight of the Charities Regulatory Authority limit the potential future meetings of the appeal tribunal?