Appointments to the Board of the Charities Regulatory Authority

The Minister for Justice & Equality, Mr Alan Shatter TD, today announced that he is seeking expressions of interest from suitably-qualified persons for membership of the Board of the Charities Regulatory Authority.

The Charities Act was enacted in February 2009 to provide for a new system of registration and regulation of charities in Ireland. As part of this new system, an independent Charities Regulatory Authority is to be established. The Authority will be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a public register of charities and has a range of other regulatory and advisory functions.

Details of how to apply, the statutory functions of the Authority and the qualifications required are available on the website www.stateboards.ie, the specialised portal for expressions of interest for appointments to state boards operated by the Public Appointments Service.

The closing date for receipt of expressions of interest is Friday 21st February, 2014. Appointments to the Authority will be made by the Minister for Justice and Equality. Following the initial appointments to the Authority, it is anticipated that any subsequent vacancies that may arise in the membership of the Authority during the rest of 2014 and during 2015 will be filled from those persons who submit expressions of interest in response to this call.