Written answers
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Bodies
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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1857. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of WTE forensic accountants and enforcement lawyers employed by the Charities Regulator in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [18248/23]
Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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The Charities Regulatory Authority (the ‘Charities Regulator’) was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The Authority is the State organisation responsible for registering and regulating all of Ireland’s charities, with the mandate to promote good governance practice.
My Department has been assigned responsibility for the Charities Regulator. It is important to note however, that the Regulator is fully independent in the performance of its statutory functions, including recruitment.
The specific grades of ‘forensic accountant’ and ‘enforcement lawyer’ respectively, are not applied within the Charities Regulator.
The Charities Regulator has an internal legal function consisting of two qualified solicitors and a qualified barrister, all three are full time staff members.
The Charities Regulator also currently employs two full time Accountant Grade 1 employees, and one full time Accountant Grade 2 employee respectively.
There are currently no plans to increase the number of specified grades in 2023.
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