Mark Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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41. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of cases before the Charity Appeals Tribunal in the past four years; the number of successful and unsuccessful appeals; the funding provided since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23042/26]

Jerry Buttimer (Cork South-Central, Fine Gael)
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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.

The following table summarises the appeals cases dealt with by the Charity Appeals Tribunal for the past four years: