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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are meeting representatives of the Charities Regulatory Authority, CRA, regarding its financial statements for 2018. We are joined by Ms Helen Martin, chief executive officer; Mr. Niall Scanlon, finance manager; and Mr. Eamon O'Halloran, head of registration and projects. We are also joined by Ms Ciara Bates, principal officer, and Mr. Kevin Power, assistant principal officer in the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General. I ask Ms Martin to make her opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Thank you. Today, we have two sessions and we will have one lead speaker for each session, one this morning and one this afternoon, if that is agreeable. The lead speaker this morning is Deputy Kelly.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I thank Deputy Kelly. The next speaker is Deputy Cullinane.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Thank you. The next speaker is Deputy Connolly.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Scanlon can send a note to the committee about the details.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: The next speaker is Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I call Deputy Marc MacSharry, who is the next speaker.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Before we move on, I want to take up an earlier point about the board of directors. I ask Ms Martin to go through the membership of the current board, indicating when each member was appointed and the mechanism under which the appointment was made. We will start with the chairman, Mr. Patrick Hopkins.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I have the regulator's report here, which lists appointment dates for some members but there are gaps. The information is provided for some but not for others. I ask Ms. Martin to tell us what she can about each member and any missing details can be provided later.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: When was he appointed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: He was reappointed on 16 October 2018, according to the annual report. Was he reappointed through the Public Appointments Service, PAS? Who makes the appointments? Is it the Minister?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Then I should be asking the Department to go through the members of the board of the Charities Regulator. The Minister makes the appointments and the regulator's office is at the receiving end. It is the Department that deals with ministerial appointees. Mr. Patrick Hopkins was reappointed on 16 October 2018 as chairman. Did that go through the PAS?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Let us go down through the list of directors.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Was that done through the PAS? I am only interested in the current term.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Brady was not reappointed through the PAS.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: That appointment was done through the PAS.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Fergus Finlay was reappointed by the Minister.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Not the second time around.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: There is provision for the reappointment of serving members.