Jerry Buttimer (Cork South-Central, Fine Gael)

All I can say is the regulator has been given an additional €470,000 to enable it to perform its statutory duties. A number of additional staff have been appointed to assist in terms of compliance, enforcement and registration functions. The increase in staff allocation takes into account the additional responsibilities the regulator has because of the implementation of the Charities Act of last year and the increasing costs of investigations. If the regulator requires more resources, it is up to it to come back to us. The Minister, the officials and I will then engage further. However, it has been given resourcing to employ additional staff.