Ms Ciara Bates:

As Ms Martin noted already, appointments to the board go through the Public Appointments Service in line with the code for the appointment of the boards to State bodies, and not-for-profit State bodies. At the same time, we must be cognisant of the skills requirement of every board. The board is responsible for the strategic direction of the Charities Regulatory Authority, CRA, and in terms of that it is how they engage with the charity sector, how they regulate it, and governance. One of the key criteria for being a board member is having knowledge of that sector.