Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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896. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of regulatory, appeal or other bodies, either funded by or under the remit of his Department, which are quasi-judicial in nature. [13581/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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There are two bodies under the remit of my Department which are quasi-judicial in nature.

The Charities Regulatory Authority (the ‘Charities Regulator’) was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The Charities Regulator is the State organisation responsible for registering and regulating all of Ireland’s charities, and, where necessary, conducting statutory investigations into the operation of charities. The Charities Regulator is under the aegis of my department. The Charities Regulator is fully independent in the performance of its statutory functions.

The Charity Appeals Tribunal was established under Section 75 of the Charities Act 2009. The tribunal is a statutory body established with effect from 1 August 2016. The function of the tribunal is to hear and adjudicate on appeals against certain decisions of the Charities Regulator, under Section 45 of the Charities Act 2009. The tribunal is independent in the performance of its statutory duties. My Department provides secretariat support to the Charity Appeals Tribunal.