Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the future personnel structure of the Charities Regulator; and the cost, including salaries of running same. [27792/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Charities Regulator is fully independent in the performance of its statutory functions. The Regulator has a budget of €4.6 million in 2022, of which €2.8m is in respect of pay.  The Regulator is currently operating with a full staff complement of 48.  The administration of the Regulator, including the personnel structure, is a matter for the Board and Chief Executive of the Regulator. Any consideration of additional resources for the Regulator would fall to be addressed in the context of the annual estimates process. 

As part of its move towards corporate independence, the Regulator continues to directly recruit and employ public servants who have the required expertise to deliver upon its mandate.

The Charities (Amendment) Bill was recently approved by Government and published on 29 April. The proposed amendments aim to improve the ability of the Charities Regulator to conduct its statutory functions, ensuring more proportionate regulation leading to greater public trust and confidence in the charities sector. Any resource implications arising from the proposed amendments will be addressed through the annual estimates process.